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David Horrobin

BMJ 2003; 326 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7394.885 (Published 19 April 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;326:885

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The need for evening primrose oil.

Editor- Has either Caroline Richmond or Iain Chalmers ever
investigated their own or anyone else's essential fatty acid (EFA) status?
I doubt it.

Over the past 20 years I have been requesting mineral, vitamin and
red cell essential fatty acid profiles as necessary and helpful
investigations in my patients. Deficiencies usually respond to
supplementation with minerals, vitamins and high doses of evening primrose
oil and fish oils. Without adequate EFA levels, not a single cell in our
bodies works efficiently. Neurones, in particular, need enough EFAs for
normal brain function. This is also a vital part of preconception care.1

Thank God for David Horrobin.

1 Grant ECG.Nutritional supplements to prevent pregnancy
complications.http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/329/7458/152#67502, 16 Jul 2004

Competing interests:
None declared

Competing interests: No competing interests

03 August 2004
Ellen C G Grant
physician and medical gynaecologist specialising in Nutritional Medicine
20 Coombe Ridings, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, KT2 7JU, UK