Posted by eoflaherty on June 25, 2001, at 12:34:31
In reply to Re: Omega-3 fish oil in psychiatry., posted by Maisy on June 24, 2001, at 19:46:59
>It looks as if it very difficult to get it in adequate quantities except from fish oil.It might be possible in newborns using ALA from vegetable sources such as flax oil but in adults the conversion of this to EPA and DHA seems to be poor.Strict vegetarians usually have lower levels of EPA and DHA than carnivores.Seeing that fish oil starts off as plankton which is later digested by algae it may be possible to get DHA supplements in future dirctly from the algae.I think I saw a reference to this commodity somewhere on the net.
> Does it have to be fish oil? I believe that omega 3 fatty acids are also found in flax seeds. Comparable??
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