Thread: Essential fatty acids
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06-29-2008, 04:58 AM #1Associate Member
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Essential fatty acids
the only essential fatty acids i am getting at present in my diet are the two meals a day of
200g tuna 1 teaspoon of flaxseed oil
one of these at 3pm the other at 9pm
i have other forms of fat through the day
with the 2 slices of wholemeal bread and low fat cottage cheese
but these only add up to about 4o g max
do i need more EFA during the day
i have read somewhere that your not meant to have more than 10ml a day of flaxseed oil
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06-29-2008, 08:01 AM #2Junior Member
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06-29-2008, 09:26 AM #3Associate Member
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i have 400g tuna a day is there no EFA`s in that
should i have maybe some peanut butter somewhere?
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06-29-2008, 05:13 PM #4
If you take in flax oil primarily you are getting a lot of w3 acids and not w6. The best long term ratio for w3:w6 fatty acids is 2:1 or 3:1.
You only REQUIRE alpha linoleic and linoleic acid. From those 2 your body can creae the other 3 necessary oils, EPA, DHA an GLA...and from there the prostoglandins.
If you are training hard and taking in more calories you need more EFA's as well. But the average person needs about 1tbsp of w3 and 1tsp w6 per day.
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06-29-2008, 06:25 PM #5Anabolic Member
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Salmon sandwish you will get what you need with this.
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...spice&dbid=104
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06-30-2008, 01:35 AM #6Associate Member
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so whats a good source od w6
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06-30-2008, 05:42 AM #7Associate Member
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should say whats a good source OF w6
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06-30-2008, 11:45 AM #8
I take this + my regular food + CLA
http://roadtobodybuilding.com/WebGal...?g2_itemId=657
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