• Shweta taank

A very common known polyunsaturated fatty acids ω-3 which included a stearidonicacid , a-linolenic acid, docosapentaenoic acid , eicosapentaenoic acid , docosahexaenoic acid. Human biological system was incapable for the synthesis of omega-3 fatty acids to their body therefore an adequate amounts should be intake from fish-oils and fish, few components like ω-3 fatty acids which had not been produced by living bodies so efficiently, adequate amounts were obtained from the fishes and oil-products of fishes and other of the sources which were withdrawn from the plants such as canola, flaxseed, walnut and most known chia seeds. Many of the studies which could carried out in related to omega-3 PUFAs on the health benefits. This review have briefly described about the structural features, metabolism, and omega-3 sources, their effects on health as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, inflammatory diseases and Alzheimer and dementia diseases.

ALA, Cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer Disease

"ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID(ALA) AND ITS HEALTH BENEFITS: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.216-223, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905J33.pdf

"ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID(ALA) AND ITS HEALTH BENEFITS: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp216-223, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905J33.pdf