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Comments on: Fish With Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of Blindness http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2010/01/05/fish-with-omega-3-fatty-acids-reduce-risk-of-blindness/ Ruminations on Weight Loss, Health, and Longevity Via the Mediterranean Diet Fri, 18 May 2012 08:49:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Ken http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2010/01/05/fish-with-omega-3-fatty-acids-reduce-risk-of-blindness/#comment-17414 Ken Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:35:24 +0000 http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2010/01/05/fish-with-omega-3-fatty-acids-reduce-risk-of-blindness/#comment-17414 I have to laugh every time I remember that photo on your site of a fish with the caption, "I gave my life so that others might live" :) I have to laugh every time I remember that photo on your site of a fish with the caption, “I gave my life so that others might live” :)

]]> By: isaac http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2010/01/05/fish-with-omega-3-fatty-acids-reduce-risk-of-blindness/#comment-17420 isaac Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:51:20 +0000 http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2010/01/05/fish-with-omega-3-fatty-acids-reduce-risk-of-blindness/#comment-17420 Omega 3s are one of the few times where the supplement (or prescription) seems to work as well as the whole food (fish) for disease. And plant omega 3s are definitely not the same thing as fish oil. While alpha linolenic acid (ALA) from plants may have biological effects in its own right, for all intents and purposes humans do not convert it to EPA or DHA (the kinds in fish) in appreciable amounts. Other animals do which is why we can get eggs with 500+ mg of EPA and DHA when they are fed flaxseed. Give flaxseed to a human and we just don't convert it. Go figure. Omega 3s are one of the few times where the supplement (or prescription) seems to work as well as the whole food (fish) for disease.

And plant omega 3s are definitely not the same thing as fish oil. While alpha linolenic acid (ALA) from plants may have biological effects in its own right, for all intents and purposes humans do not convert it to EPA or DHA (the kinds in fish) in appreciable amounts. Other animals do which is why we can get eggs with 500+ mg of EPA and DHA when they are fed flaxseed. Give flaxseed to a human and we just don’t convert it. Go figure.

]]> By: Steve http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2010/01/05/fish-with-omega-3-fatty-acids-reduce-risk-of-blindness/#comment-17548 Steve Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:37:42 +0000 http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/2010/01/05/fish-with-omega-3-fatty-acids-reduce-risk-of-blindness/#comment-17548 Don't forget that ALA (from plant sources) is said to have it's own important functions, aside from EPA & DHA (fish). I find the easiest way to get the recommended 2g is to have an ounce of walnuts daily. Steve Australia Don’t forget that ALA (from plant sources) is said to have it’s own important functions, aside from EPA & DHA (fish). I find the easiest way to get the recommended 2g is to have an ounce of walnuts daily.

Steve
Australia

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