Question

What lipids are essential nutrients?

Answer 1

• $\text{The essential lipids/or fatty acids are alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid.}$
• $\text{Essential nutrients are those which cannot be synthesized by the body, and therefore they must be obtained from}$ $\text{the food that is ingested. There are two essential fatty acids (EFAs). They are alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3}$ $\text{fatty acid, and linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid.}$