Re: FISH OIL v. EPA

Posted by Larry Hoover on November 19, 2002, at 16:46:01

In reply to FISH OIL v. EPA, posted by BeardedLady on November 19, 2002, at 16:26:04

> A new article came out about EPA helping depression. It's a type of fish oil. What makes it different from Omega 3?
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> beardy
EPA is one of the major components of fish oil. For some reason, Western medical science wants to isolate one chemical at a time, and see what that does. I think it's bad enough that people are relying on fish oil (a by-product made from scraps), rather than eating fish itself, which not only gives you the omega-3 fats you need, but also a lot of other nutritious substances.
There is growing evidence that the other omega-3 fat (DHA) found in high concentration in fish oil has effects as a signalling compound (regulating gene activity), as well as being a major structural component of a healthy brain. Your brain is about 60% fat, and about 1/4 of that ought to be DHA. Seafood just happens to be the best way to get these two fatty acids in decent concentrations.

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FISH OIL v. EPA BeardedLady 11/19/02
Re: FISH OIL v. EPA linkadge 11/19/02
Re: FISH OIL v. EPA Larry Hoover 11/19/02
Re: FISH OIL v. EPA oracle 11/19/02
Re: FISH OIL v. EPA » Larry Hoover BeardedLady 11/19/02
Re: FISH OIL v. EPA » oracle catmint 11/20/02
Re: FISH OIL v. EPA » BeardedLady IsoM 11/20/02
Hemp doesn't contain EPA DHA !??!? linkadge 11/20/02
Re: Hemp doesn't contain EPA DHA !??!? Larry Hoover 11/20/02
Re: Hemp doesn't contain EPA DHA !??!? oracle 11/20/02
Re: absorption of fatty acids » Larry Hoover catmint 11/20/02
Re: absorption of fatty acids Larry Hoover 11/20/02

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