Posted by tealady on February 25, 2005, at 4:43:02
In reply to Re: fsih oil - other brands? » banga, posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2005, at 17:09:34
> > I am taking a NOW formula that I like--
> > NOW Omega 3-6-9
> > I like it because it has a variety of oils--all but fish oil that I add separately.
> > flax seed oil-1400mg
> > Evening Primrose Oil 300mg
> > Canola Oil 260mg
> > Black Currant Oil 20mg
> > Pumpkin seed Oil 20mg
> >
> > I heard not taking omega 9 with the others can cause an imbalance.
> >
> > For the person on Evening Primrose Oil, how much do you take? How is it supposed to help with hormone imbalances?
>
> Omega-9 fatty acids are not deficient in most people's diets, and there is no imbalance associated with their lack.
>
> With the advent of modern food processing over the last century, and the novel availability and amount of vegetable oils in our diets (from an evolutionary perspective), I cannot conceive that anyone is deficient in omega-6 or omega-9 fatty acids. We currently get about 60 times as much as our ancestors had in their diets. Simultaneous to that increase, we've lost half our omega-3 intake.
>
> I was able to exactly match a commercial (Udo's) 3-6-9 oil blend by simply proportioning canola, olive and flax oils appropriately. Hocus-pocus oil, IMHO.
>
> Just my perspective.
>
> Lar
>
Hi Lar(or anyone else with an interest),
I used to have somewhere a table of oils (n3,n6 and maybe n9's) in various foods, but I can't find it. Just wondering if you have one somewhere you can easily lay your hands on..or a ref.
Also re n9's ..what is a typical percentage in human membranes..or diet? I can't seem to find that out for humans either...and how has it changed in recent (last 100 ys) consumption. I've heard a lot about omega6/omega3 ratios but nothing on omega9's.Jan
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