Foods currently eaten by Americans have abundant amounts of essential omega-6 (n-6) nutrients\nand relatively few omega-3 (n-3) nutrients. The average omega 3 - 6 balance score of typical US\nfoods is about 6. This imbalance causes the average American to accumulate tissue proportions\nof n-3 and n-6 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA) with about 77% n-6 in HUFA. This HUFA balance\nlinks to many chronic health conditions that are made worse by overabundant actions of\nfood-based omega-6 HUFA. Americans currently spend more on treating food-based health conditions\nthan they spend on food. Less medication is needed to treat signs and symptoms when a key\ndietary cause of the signs and symptoms is prevented. Informed food producers can readily prepare\nand market new food products with more n-3 and less n-6 nutrients to reverse the current\nnational nutrient imbalance and help people attain and maintain a healthy HUFA balance. New\nfunctional foods and nutraceuticals will help consumers shift their financial resources from treating\nsigns and symptoms caused by HUFA imbalance to preventing the nutrient imbalance that\ncauses the need to treat.
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