The polyunsaturated fats make the lungs more sensitive to excess oxygen or hyperventilation, they make the eyes more sensitive to light, and they make the brain more sensitive to fatigue
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Creating a "deficiency" of DHA prevents retinal damage from light 1 0 2and
When animals are made "deficient" in all the exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acids, they become remarkably resistant to all sorts of stress and toxins 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
The polyunsaturated fats make the lungs more sensitive to excess oxygen or hyperventilation, they make the eyes more sensitive to light, and they make the brain more sensitive to fatigue 1 0 2Opposing Arguments
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Stress, a "respiratory defect", and free radical damage are common factors in disease and aging 1 0 2and
The polyunsaturated fats make the lungs more sensitive to excess oxygen or hyperventilation, they make the eyes more sensitive to light, and they make the brain more sensitive to fatigue 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Old organisms are easily injured by inappropriate excitation 1 0 2Mentions
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The eyes and lungs are sensitive tissues that can be easily harmed by inappropriate environmental exposure 1 0 2Polyunsaturated fats that accumulate in the brain and retina damage mitochondria 1 0 2Light and stress, especially with excess iron, damage the retina when the cells contain too much PUFA 1 0 2Mitochondrial function in general is poisoned by the unsaturated fats, especially arachidonic acid and DHA 1 0 2When animals are made "deficient" in all the exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acids, they become remarkably resistant to all sorts of stress and toxins 1 0 2The aged eyes, lungs, and brain are especially sensitive to damage by stress 1 0 1Excessive supply of unsaturated fats in the diet can override some adaptive, protective regulatory processes 1 0 2The effects of unsaturated fats can lead to lower energy production, reduced function, and death 1 0 2Unsaturated fats, interacting with an excess of iron and a deficiency of oxygen or usable energy, redirect our developmental path 1 0 2The absence of cancer on a diet lacking unsaturated fats indicates that something very simple can be done to reduce the suffering from the major degenerative diseases 1 0 2