Question

Essential fatty acids are

• A. Arachidonic acid
• B. Linolenic
• C. Linoleic acid
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of the above

• Animals that cannot synthesize fatty acids in the body de novo are called as an essential fatty acid. These (arachidonic acid, linolenic, linoleic acid) are polyunsaturated fatty acids essential for growth and health but are not synthesized in the animal body.
• Linoleic acid is abundant in corn, peanut, cottonseed and soyabean oil and gives rise to other two in the body.
• The deficiency of these fatty acids causes sterility, kidney failure, and skin lesions.