These EFA's are essential because they are both vital to human good health. Degeneration has not always killed so many. In 1900, only 1 in 7 people died of cardiovascular disease, and only 1 in 30 people died of cancer. All of these factors were rare before 1900. Major changes during this time span have also included the change in the kinds of fats we eat, the amounts and how we process them.
Degenerative conditions are reversible.
By correctly addressing malnutrition and pollution, cardiovascular disease, cancer, type II diabetes, arthritis, MS, asthma, hypoglycemia, and many other degenerative conditions can be completely reversed. Changing the kinds, and quantities of fats we consume is a large part of the process. There is a point of no return, however. When vital organs are damaged beyond their ability to function or to recover, reversal of degeneration is no longer possible. Since we have no idea when this is, no person should be written off, until they are gone.