Posted by joebob on September 14, 2003, at 16:59:45
In reply to Re: epa vs dha.....lar hoover any comment appreciated » joebob, posted by Larry Hoover on September 13, 2003, at 14:46:35
i heard dr horrobin speak at a conference 5 or 6 years ago, and the question was asked about epa vs dha....
his reply was that they had tested the dha and found it to be of little value in the depression, manic depression, schizophrenia model of efa derangement...
i followed up this conversation with the dha promoters and did not find their research nearly as compelling, as they were not really testing the readily available 100% products for mental illness.........
upon the birth of my son 5 years ago i contacted dr. horrobin for his advice.....
he told me that dha is structural and epa functional, and that for the first 3 years of life my son should get DHA either through my wife's breast milk or in supplemental form, from algae.....
after that i could use the epa as desired for him, but to go for the 3/1 ratio stuff...
as an aside you will see that dr.stoll's omegabrite is now at 7/1 ratio...
horrobin himself, who does not have a family history of the 3 fatty acid dysfunction mentioned above, he ate one or two cans of sardines a week and a small amount of epo......
as an aside, my son has excellant vision, much better than his parents, and horrobin mentioned the dha being very important for vision in the developing brain...
one last thing, i agree with the idea that post-partum is related to efa deficiency, i have seen it other mothers, not my wife.....
my understanding is that the babys brain will take the efa's it needs from the mother and deplete her, if she is low already.....
and i would bet that the baby will take both epa and dha and whatever other fats it can use while trying to build its' brain...
you will note that in all civilized countries it is required to supplment infant formual with dha, but the idea was squashed here in the us...i think it is a WHO bulletin/directiveas alwways thanks for your excellent replies
knowledge is power
best,
joebob
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