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. 2016 Apr 12;353:i1246. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i1246

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graphic file with name ramc027623.f8_default.jpg — Fig 8 Linoleic acid content of MCE diets compared with current and historical intakes in US in 2011-12 (NHANES, adults aged ≥20).⁵⁸ Nutritional adequacy defined as lowest amount of dietary linoleic acid required to prevent deficiency symptoms.⁵⁹ ⁶⁰ Pre-agricultural diets modeled from fatty acid compositions of hunter-gatherer diets.⁵⁶ Pre-industrial US diets calculated from US Department of Agriculture economic disappearance data⁶¹