Definition of "linoleic acid" []

• An unsaturated fatty acid, C17H31COOH, considered essential to the human diet, that is an important component of drying oils, such as linseed oil. (noun)

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• "Look for three key ingredients: banaba extract, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), and medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs).2 Banaba, an extract from a Philippine herb, affects lean muscle mass indirectly by increasing insulin sensitivity."
• "Conjugated linoleic acid is a form of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid, found primarily in animal foods."
• "Many people have been found to be born with an inability to convert linoleic acid such as that from flax seed oil which does not contain GLA into the inflammation-reducing GLA, and it was found that supplementing can help alleviate inflammatory skin conditions caused by this inherited trait."