What effect does linoleic acid have on the human body

Linoleic acid is a fatty acid. I believe that most people have rarely heard of this name and don’t know what it is. In fact, it is one of the essential fatty acids in the human body. It is of great benefit to our health. Then everyone has another question: What effect does linoleic acid have on the human body? Now let me be a teacher and tell you the effects of linoleic acid. I hope all students can listen carefully.

Linoleic acid, a type of fatty acid. It is the main component of drying oils and semi-drying oils such as linseed oil and cottonseed oil which are composed in the form of glyceride. It accounts for 40-60% of the total fatty acids in walnut oil, cottonseed oil, sunflower seed oil and sesame oil, and about 25% of the total fatty acids in walnut oil, peanut oil and olive oil. Because it is easily oxidized and hardened in the air, it is also called drying acid. Oil containing a lot of drying acid is also called drying oil.

Linoleic acid has received much attention because it can lower blood cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis. Studies have found that cholesterol must combine with fatty acids in order to function and metabolize normally in the body. If there is a lack of linoleic acid, cholesterol will combine with some saturated fatty acids, causing metabolic disorders and depositing on the blood vessel walls, gradually forming atherosclerosis and causing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Linoleic acid has the effects of lowering blood lipids, softening blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, and promoting microcirculation. It can prevent or reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases, especially for the prevention and treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, angina pectoris, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, and senile obesity. It can prevent the deposition of human serum cholesterol in the blood vessel walls and has the reputation of "blood vessel scavenger". It has the health care effect of preventing and treating atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.

Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has a better understanding of linoleic acid. In addition, we can supplement the linoleic acid needed by our body by eating foods such as sunflower oil, soybean oil, almonds, peach kernels, etc. If you still have any questions, the editor welcomes you to consult.