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Flax is a poor source of the important omega-3 fatty acid for human health - DHA. Flax (indeed all plant sources) are mainly alpha linolenic acid the parent fatty acid and it is the chain-elongation of that fatty acid by the body that turns them into the necessary EPA and DHA. Unfortunately the conversion factor is pretty poor and highly variable depending on several factors, including age, gender and current tissue levels of the long-chain forms (the less you have the less the ALA is converted).
It is far more effective to get your long-chain EPA and DHA from sources like krill or fish oil or fresh oily fish like salmon, etc.
The other main drawback of plant sources of omega-3 is that they usually come with a large amount of omega-6 and other PUFAs. As the *** Erasmus article indicates, it is not so much the absolute amount of omega-3 that you take but the ratio between it and omega-6. Keeping omega-6 low means you need less omega-3 to have an effect. This ensures that overall PUFA intake can be kept low avoiding risks of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and general immune deficiency.
Having said that, omega-6 should be slightly higher than omega-3 (around 4:1, but not much more than that!) because the skin needs almost exclusively omega-6 for health and the skin is the largest organ of the body!
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#11 08-08-2009 11:41 AM** Junior
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just read some scary stuff on flax oil. anyone have any input on this??
Flaxseed Oil/Prostate Cancer
also Unhealthy Vegetable Oils?
I started taking flax about 3 months ago after reading the above iam now in doubt.
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#13 08-08-2009 07:33 PMMP L337
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I've been taking a flax based omega 3 liquid for a couple of months recently because it was lying around the house gathering dust. I'd never thought about the ALA conversion rate until i chanced upon it recently in a random blog post. From the looks of things, if i was very lucky, i'd get a 5% conversion rate to DHA and almost no conversion to EPA. It basically makes taking it as a omega 3 supplement completely redundant. You'd need about half a bottle to provide the same amount of EPA and DHA as 5 fish oil caps would!
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#14 08-08-2009 09:18 PM** Junior
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wow! thanks for the info! dam i have 2 bottles of flax oil, i dont think i will continue taking it as there is too many down sides to it.
i have noticed myprot..... fish oils
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Well i wouldn't say its bad for you mate, but just doesn't serve the purpose its meant for. Just go for the omega 3's, you'll get plenty of 6 from your diet most probably.
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#16 08-08-2009 11:01 PM
^ Exactly what I was going to say!
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i forgot i started this post while back..i ended up ditchin the oil anyway.asdas sell a packet off samon..2 for 3.40.i know u get cheaper.best this gotta be the best salmon ever.cant remember the name off it lol but wrap in tinfoil and in oven for 10-13 mins.i have it 2 or 3 times a week with sweet potota..yum yum
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Victoria - I don't really like the taste of coconut - especially the dessicated stuff. But I have to say that I can quite easily stick a spoonful of this stuff into my mouth and look forward to it. Its really, really nice!! QuoteOriginally Posted by Victoria
Oooo, I might try that then. Cheers
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