Medications that Block Effects of Omega-6 Fat
Bottomline: Arachidonic acid , the potent omega-6 fat, creates health-harming inflammatory chemicals in the body. Many anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin, Celebrex and Singulair work by blunting the effects of omega-6 fat.
Many of the health benefits derived from omega-3 fats in fish oil (EPA and DHA) are from their ability to block the harmful effects of arachidonic acid. Arachidonic acid is the most problematic of the omega-6 fats and is found in animal products. The plant omega-6 fat, linoleic acid, commonly found in vegetable oils (especially soybean oil, cottonseed oil, and corn oil), easily gets made into arachidonic acid by the body.
Many of the health benefits derived from omega-3 fats in fish oil (EPA and DHA) are from their ability to block the harmful effects of arachidonic acid. Arachidonic acid is the most problematic of the omega-6 fats and is found in animal products. The plant omega-6 fat, linoleic acid, commonly found in vegetable oils (especially soybean oil, cottonseed oil, and corn oil), easily gets made into arachidonic acid by the body.
