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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / March 2006QUESTION about Omega 3-6-9
QUESTION about Omega 3-6-9 I am adding this vitamin to my daily routine. Anyone with any guidance on the better of the two? Nordic Naturals, Inc. Complete Omega-3·6·9 http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2188182&cp&change_search=products &keywords=omega&y=0&searchId=5565273614&x=0&parentPage=search Preventive Nutrition® Omega Complex http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2134103&cp&change_search=products &keywords=omega&y=0&searchId=5565273614&x=0&parentPage=search > QUESTION about Omega 3-6-9 > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Preventive Nutrition® Omega Complex Neither! You don't want to supplement with a complex, just Omega 3 EFAs. So, that they will balance out the high level of Omega 6s found in the average process food diet. -- John Gohde, Achieving good Nutrition is an Art, NOT a Science! The nutrition of eating a healthy diet is a biological factor of the mind-body connection. Now, weighing in at 18 web pages, the Nutrition of a Healthy Diet is with more documentation and sharper terminology than ever before. http://naturalhealthperspective.com/food/ I don't understand. Are you saying take each one individually? > I don't understand. Are you saying take each one individually? No! Supplement companies market all of this garbage because they want you to buy everything from them. Remember that supplements are supposed to supplement, but not replace your diet. Generally, you should be looking for fish oil supplements which provide just Omega 3 EFAs. Of course, you really don't need to supplement them at all if you regularly consume cold water fatty fish, and/or flaxseed meal. Unless you are suffering from a particular health condition, Omega 6s and Omega 9s generally do not need to be supplemented. If anything, you usually already have an excess of Omega 6s in your diet. Personally, I no longer supplement fish oil. I just eat fish. -- John Gohde, Achieving good Nutrition is an Art, NOT a Science! The nutrition of eating a healthy diet is a biological factor of the mind-body connection. Now, weighing in at 18 web pages, the Nutrition of a Healthy Diet is with more documentation and sharper terminology than ever before. http://naturalhealthperspective.com/food/ Search this newsgroup for montygram and read some of my old posts about the dangers and lack of benefits from eating or supplementing with any unsaturated fatty acids (omega 9s, 3s, or 6s). Your body will make its own, as it sees fit, if you do not eat them or take supplements, and this is much safer and healthier. Do not waste money and endanger your life. Read the evidence against taking them and make your own decision, rather than listening to those who want to make profits off of something that is unhealthy. >unsaturated fatty acids (omega 9s, 3s, or 6s). Your body will make its >own, as it sees fit, if you do not eat them or take supplements, and Except for omega-9, your body DON't make any omega-3 nor omega-6. You NEED those from diet. > >unsaturated fatty acids (omega 9s, 3s, or 6s). Your body will make its > >own, as it sees fit, if you do not eat them or take supplements, and > > Except for omega-9, your body DON't make any omega-3 nor omega-6. You > NEED those from diet. As far as I can gather, omega-9 equates roughly to MUFAs. Thus, the desired dietary source of Omega-9 is olive oil. >As far as I can gather, omega-9 equates roughly to MUFAs. Thus, the >desired dietary source of Omega-9 is olive oil. Mostly we are talking about omega-9 PUFA :-) But, that is the only series of PUFA that our liver may make. There are many of them. By the way, there are other series too. Omega-7 and omega-11 by the way. > >As far as I can gather, omega-9 equates roughly to MUFAs. Thus, the > >desired dietary source of Omega-9 is olive oil. > > Mostly we are talking about omega-9 PUFA :-) But, that is the only > series of PUFA that our liver may make. There are many of them. So, Omega 9 is purely a PUFA? So, why do I read about a monounsaturated fatty acid connection to Omega 9? > By the way, there are other series too. Omega-7 and omega-11 by the > way. Thanks, for the bad news. But, I would rather have stopped with Omega 6 EFAs. :( >So, Omega 9 is purely a PUFA? So, why do I read about a >monounsaturated fatty acid connection to Omega 9? tonguetwisting. Also oleic acid has an omega-9 bond, the only one. (And there exists several of other C18:1 acids too, not being omega-9, like omega-7 and omega-11) Both omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9 PUFA¨s are made from mostly oleic acid. But, the desaturation steps to make the additional omega-6 and omega-3 desaturated bindings are only possible in plant and phytoplancton and some bacteria, not animals or fish. A long range of omega-9 derivatives may be formed by desaturations and elongations in liver. >I don't understand. Are you saying take each one individually? Forget all about omega-6 and omega-9. Those you get plenty of in your daily diet. Omega-3 long chain fatty acids (EPA and DHA) are on the opposite in the very low range in your diet unless you eat mackerel or herrings at least twice a week. But, it is far more healthier to eat the mackerel or herring since those contain many other organic compounds that your diet otherwise don't contain. Like trimethylamine, taurine and a long range of other compounds only found in fish and shellfish On 20 Mar 2006 18:17:53 -0800, PattyPat wrote in <news:1142907473.919362.247550@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> on sci.med.nutrition : > QUESTION about Omega 3-6-9 > > I am adding this vitamin to my daily routine. Anyone with any guidance > on the better of the two? Eat your fish. The vast majority of people are short of omega-3s, eat omega-6s in excess, and don't need omega-9s. If you are going to supplement, look for pure omega-3 that is purified to remove cholesterol and mercury. Hi You can go to http://www.geocities.com/andrewvecsey/omega3.html for all I was able to find out about this very interesting topic. regards andrew |
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