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{{stub}} [[File:DHA vegan algae.jpg|alt=Photo of a bottle labeled "vegan DHA"|thumb|DHA supplement made from algal oil and sunflower oil.]] '''Docosahexaenoic acid''' or ''DHA'' is a very long chain [[:Category:Polyunsaturated fatty acids|polyunsaturated fatty acid]] found in [[fish oil]] and [[algae oil]].<ref name="pubchem" /> It is the most common [[omega 3 fatty acid]] in the brain and retina. It is a major structural component of [[grey matter]]. ==Purpose== DHA increases the fluidity of cell membranes. acid.<ref name="pubchem">{{Cite web | url = https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/445580 | title = Docosahexaenoic acid | last = PubChem|website=pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|language=en|access-date=2021-03-05}}</ref> ==Sources== DHA may be obtained directly from fish consumption, [[fish oil]], [[algae oil]], or can be converted in small amounts from [[eicosapentaenoic acid]].<ref name="pubchem" /> ==Evidence== ==ME/CFS== ==See also== *[[Fatty acid hypothesis]] *[[Eicosapentaenoic acid]] (EPA) ==Learn more== * [https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/445580 Docosahexaenoic acid] - PubChem ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Supplements]] [[Category:Fatty acids]] [[Category:Polyunsaturated fatty acids]]
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