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The 17 pages that link to Essential fatty acid, each with the reason it gives.

• Fatty acidBroader topic: This nutritional subset must come from the diet.

• Dietary fatBroader topic: Linoleic and alpha-linolenic acids are required dietary fats.

• Omega-3 fatty acidRelated: Alpha-linolenic acid is an essential omega-3 in human nutrition.

• Essential amino acidCompared with: It shares the dietary-necessity principle but belongs to a different molecular class.

• Oleic acidCompared with: Humans can synthesize oleic acid, unlike the essential omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

• Arachidonic acidRelated: Dietary essential fatty acids supply precursors that influence tissue arachidonic-acid levels.

• LipidBroader topic: It links lipid chemistry to dietary requirements.

• Trans fatCompared with: Trans fatty acids are not essential nutrients and can displace beneficial polyunsaturated fats in diets.

• Essential nutrientBroader topic: Humans must obtain linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid from food.

• Vegetable oilRelated: Some seed oils provide linoleic acid or alpha-linolenic acid.

• Alpha-linolenic acidRelated: Humans cannot synthesize ALA’s omega-3 structure from scratch.

• Linoleic acidNarrower topic: Linoleic acid is essential because humans lack the enzyme needed to make it.

• Monounsaturated fatCompared with: Monounsaturated fatty acids are generally not essential, unlike linoleic and alpha-linolenic acids.

• Omega-6 fatty acidRelated: Linoleic acid is essential, making dietary omega-6 intake necessary.

• Polyunsaturated fatty acidRelated: Humans cannot make the omega-3 and omega-6 precursors needed to build long-chain members.

• Docosahexaenoic acidRelated: DHA itself is not strictly essential, but its precursor alpha-linolenic acid is.

• Sunflower oilRelated: Linoleic acid in many sunflower oils is essential in the human diet.