We need a fat sticky

[kethnaab]

something that describes the basic EFA breakdown and how they interact, and how much eat of us needs.

Cuz I'm confused as hell. If it is something easy like "just take your barleans and shaddup", then fine. But if we need fish oils (but only certain types) and omega-3 and omega-6 and DFA and whatever else...

ugh. i'm stupid. someone please help make this easy for me so my head doesn't hurt so much?

 

[kethnaab]

fat-sticky, sticky-fat, fat-sticky, sticky-fat...I want to eat a baseball bat...

 

[Lifterforlife]

Here is a beginning.....Made bold an important aspect comparing ALA for instance to marine sources of n3's. To get the beneficial aspects of DHA/EPA optimally, this is an important thing to know.

The omega-3 polyunsaturates are a family of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Fatty acids are the building blocks from which edible oils and fats are made up. The polyunsaturates are characterised by the presence of certain structural features which mark them out as being different from other fatty acids. The polyunsaturates are essential nutrients for humans and indeed most if not all animals. There are two important families of polyunsaturates, the omega-3 family, and the omega-6 family. Both are needed in the human diet for optimal health. The omega-6 family is found mainly in vegetable oils such as sunflowerseed, sesame, corn, soy etc. The omega-3 family is found mainly in fish, and especially in the oil rich fish such as herring, mackerel, sardines etc. Small amounts of the omega-3's are found in eggs. Certain vegetable oils such as linseed (flaxseed), rapeseed (canola) and walnut oil contain a type of omega-3, known as the short chain type (alpha-linolenic acid). To be useful to the human body, these short chain omega-3s must first be converted to their long chain form. While the human body can in theory do this conversion, in practice, modern diets and lifestyles reduce the effectiveness of the conversion systems. Roughly 10 times more of the short chain omega-3s must be consumed to have the same effect as the long chain form from fish oil.

 

[Lifterforlife]

And from a neurological standpoint....

A significant part of the structure of brain, nerves and the retina of the eye is composed of the long chain omega-3 polyunsaturates such as are only found in fish oil. The long chain omega-3 polyunsaturates are essential for the optimal development of a healthy brain, eyes and nervous system. Studies have shown that if the diet does not provide sufficient omega-3, then the formation and function of these vital organs is impaired somewhat. Depression or bipolar disorder is one common condition thought to be affected by brain omega-3 levels. Studies comparing the incidence of depression in different areas of the world have suggested that depression is less common in areas where large amounts of fish are consumed. Studies from hospitals have also recently provided another type of evidence that depression might well be linked with a shortage of the long chain omega-3 polyunsaturates from fish. Research published in the Archives of General Psychiatry (199; 56:407-412) reported the results of a study in which severe manic-depressives (bipolar disorder) patients were treated with long chain omega-3 polyunsaturates (10g/day) from fish oil. A control group was given olive oil instead of fish oil. After 4 months, the trial was stopped because the fish oil group had improved so much that it would have been unethical to continue to deny the benefits to the placebo group. Other areas in which the long chain omega-3 polyunsaturates from fish are thought to be involved include eyesight development in very young children, dyslexia, dyspraxia, hyperactivity, intelligence, problem solving ability, and even protection from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Research on all these areas is not yet well developed, but the indications are substantial, and consistent with epidemiological observations, and the theoretical predictions of experts in these areas.

 

[kethnaab]

whoa whoa...we have a saying the military, "KISS" - Keep It Simple (for the) Stupid

I don't want to know the science. My brain can't handle it.

What my brain *can* handle is something like the following:

Guys 200lbs + should eat about 20 grams of fish oil eat day
Guys 200lbs + should eat 2T of Barleans Flax oil each day

ANPB is a good source of Omega-6s, but minimize

etc. "Keep It Simple (for the) Stupid"