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Old 20-08-2007, 10:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Flax, fish oils, or Udo's

I thought I would post this up here due to some big players on the fat scene and some of us including myself are very opinionated on this very subject.

I myself choose fish oils for a number of reasons.
First I want to supplement only Omega 3's in my diet due to the fact that the typical American diet has too much Omega 6's compared to 3's
Perfect ratio would be 1/1 to 1/4
But the typical American diet is 1/10 to 1/25
This can lead to excessive AA in the body and cause a host of health issues.
Given the additon to insulin resistance the health aspect could be very bad.

So, for me, nothing beats fish oils for the price as I dont want to supplement Omega 6's and beings that Udo's has a blend of 3/6/9 fatty acids I am just looking for fish oils to do this.

Also due to Udo's having flax in it you take a big hit on conversion from that to Omega 3's, probably the ratio is around 1/10 being lost.
So with equal 3 to 6 fatty acids in Udo's and the fact flax needs to be converted and much is lost the ratio is not being helped much.

The omega 3 profile of fish oils blows flax and Udo's away.

We are talking supplimentation here.
I take 12 fish oils a day and will forever.
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