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Originally Posted by hackskii  No diet is low in arachidonic acid, there is an abundance.
Most cultures have too many Omega 6's and not enough 3's.
Americans are not the exception here for excess arachidonic acid, the UK is very close to the Americans on AA.
I have gone to some pretty great lengths on this subject and only the japaneese are ok in the ratio of 3 to 6, eskimos too.
What cracks me up is this.
Corn oil is very high in arachidonic acid, why not just chug some of that? 
For the record 3g of fish oils would be the absolute minimum, I take 12 a day and for good reason, this improves the ratio of 3 to 6 in my diet.
Inflammation hinders recovery not promotes it. |
What makes me think there's a difference between the AA found in refined oils and that found in liver?
The typical bodybuiling diet of ultra low fat, high protein, high carb will be low in AA and many other fatty acids. Still most on this diet then supplement with fish oils and then think there O.K.
Most non training individuals have to much AA, while as above some that train have too little. Deneying that AA is part of the muscle builing process is plain wrong but after questioning many that have used it, it is my humble opinion that the £50 would be better spent on diet improvements.