Guest guest Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 The article in my previous post about Omega 3's doesn't show the chart published in the print edition of the richest sources. Sardines in sardine oil is by far the best fish source. Omega 3 enhanced eggs don't seem worth buying: Omega 3 daily recommendation: 1.1gm for adult women 1.6 gm for adult men Fish Sources per 3 1/2 oz serving: Sardines in Sardine Oil....3.3gms Atlantic Mackerel........2.5 gms Atlantic Herring.......1.6 gms Chinook Salmaon....1.4gm Anchovy.....1.4 Farm raised Atlantic Salmon...1.2 Tuna....0.5 Brook Trout ...0.4 Plant Sources* Flaxseed oil 1 TBS 8.5gm ALA acid English Walnuts 1 oz....2.6 gm Flaxseeds 1 TBS.....2.2 gm Canola Oil 1 TBS 1.2 gm Omega 3 enhanced eggs 0.1 to 0.15 per egg From American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Hi All, Good is: http://www.freshhempfoods.com/nutrition/comp-table.html = Oils and meat fats. MUFA, PUFA, MUFA/PUFA ratio and SFA are important also. Cheers, Al Pater. > The article in my previous post about Omega 3's doesn't show the chart > published in the print edition of the richest sources. > > Sardines in sardine oil is by far the best fish source. Omega 3 enhanced > eggs don't seem worth buying: > > Omega 3 daily recommendation: > 1.1gm for adult women > 1.6 gm for adult men > > Fish Sources per 3 1/2 oz serving: > Sardines in Sardine Oil....3.3gms > Atlantic Mackerel........2.5 gms > Atlantic Herring.......1.6 gms > Chinook Salmaon....1.4gm > Anchovy.....1.4 > Farm raised Atlantic Salmon...1.2 > Tuna....0.5 > Brook Trout ...0.4 > > Plant Sources* > Flaxseed oil 1 TBS 8.5gm ALA acid > English Walnuts 1 oz....2.6 gm > Flaxseeds 1 TBS.....2.2 gm > Canola Oil 1 TBS 1.2 gm > > Omega 3 enhanced eggs 0.1 to 0.15 per egg > From American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 --- Hi, Thanks for the below information concerning other sources of Omega 3, and your other postings concerning the high protein/potentially low risk of eggs. I, like yourself, has been trying to keep a balance between Omega 3 and Omega 6 intake. For a few years, I took in large amounts of Soy products (which are predominately Omega 6 constituted). However, I think that my enthusiasm for Soy products was misplaced. Apparently, too much Omega 6 mimics and crowds out the similar Omega 3, which has it own benefits. I still like Soy products, and appreciate the high value protein value of Soy and their supposed benefits in reducing prostate cancer. But, I do not want to lose the various benefits of Omega 3, particularly as it relates to heart functioning. Therefore, I am looking for " healthy " Omega 3 sources to balance out the amount of Omega 6 intake. However, it is well documented that many Omega 3 sources are potentially unhealthy. For example, farm-harvested Salmon contains PCB's and other pollutants. Some other fish such as swordfish, tuna and others are found to contain high levels of mercury. Consumption of other wild fish (such as Pacific Salmon and Atlantic Sardines) seem to have lower levels of mercury, and thus safer. But, even with that being said, it appears that they still have some potential health risks even with this lower mercury content. Other Omega 3 sources are also questionable. Flaxseed oil, in some studies, seem to increase some form of cancers, although ground flaxseed appears to be a quite safe and effective vehicle for Omega 3 intake. Besides some problems balancing my Omega 3/Omege 6 intake, I also have some concerns in getting good sources of high value protein. Since I do not eat much meat, I need good sources of protein so your comments on the protein benefits of eggs are somewhat encouraging. I therefore grabbed the chance to get some Omega 3 from the Omega 3 enriched eggs while getting the high value protein contained in eggs. And, for breakfast in the morning, I simply enjoy one hard-boiled egg on a piece of whole wheat bread along with my whole-grain oatmeal covered in a medley of berries and ground flaxseed and a slight sprinkering of cinnammon and washed down by a cup of coffee and a second cup of green tea. In , Francesca Skelton <fskelton@e...> wrote: > The article in my previous post about Omega 3's doesn't show the chart > published in the print edition of the richest sources. > > Sardines in sardine oil is by far the best fish source. Omega 3 enhanced > eggs don't seem worth buying: > > Omega 3 daily recommendation: > 1.1gm for adult women > 1.6 gm for adult men > > Fish Sources per 3 1/2 oz serving: > Sardines in Sardine Oil....3.3gms > Atlantic Mackerel........2.5 gms > Atlantic Herring.......1.6 gms > Chinook Salmaon....1.4gm > Anchovy.....1.4 > Farm raised Atlantic Salmon...1.2 > Tuna....0.5 > Brook Trout ...0.4 > > Plant Sources* > Flaxseed oil 1 TBS 8.5gm ALA acid > English Walnuts 1 oz....2.6 gm > Flaxseeds 1 TBS.....2.2 gm > Canola Oil 1 TBS 1.2 gm > > Omega 3 enhanced eggs 0.1 to 0.15 per egg > From American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Fish is safe. See this recent posting to the group: /message/10993 on 4/7/2004 4:54 PM, radioreceiver2003 at radioreceiver2003@... wrote: > However, it is well documented that many Omega 3 sources are > potentially unhealthy. For example, farm-harvested Salmon contains > PCB's and other pollutants. Some other fish such as swordfish, tuna > and others are found to contain high levels of mercury. Consumption > of other wild fish (such as Pacific Salmon and Atlantic Sardines) > seem to have lower levels of mercury, and thus safer. But, even with > that being said, it appears that they still have some potential > health risks even with this lower mercury content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Hi Rad: In light of the apparent connection between alpha-linolenic acid and prostate cancer (but the story is not completely one-sided so the jury is still out on that) my approach is to try to avoid the ALA (of which there is a lot in many plant sources like flax etc) and get the omega-3 entirely from fish. I also cook, when necessary, with the oil that contains the least ALA, which I believe is safflower oil. Not being completely confident about any fish source I eat perhaps 100g daily from as wide a variety as possible, mostly canned - sardines, salmon, mackerel, herring, tuna; some frozen; some fresh. Based on the data from a DC lobby group the levels of PCBs in farmed salmon are microscopically tiny - parts per billion or trillion depending on which lobby group's data you choose. So I do not exclude farmed salmon on occasion. Of course ten years from now this may all turn out to have been mistaken. But yer have to eat something. Rodney. > --- > Hi, > > Thanks for the below information concerning other sources of Omega 3, > and your other postings concerning the high protein/potentially low > risk of eggs. > > I, like yourself, has been trying to keep a balance between Omega 3 > and Omega 6 intake. > > For a few years, I took in large amounts of Soy products (which are > predominately Omega 6 constituted). However, I think that my > enthusiasm for Soy products was misplaced. Apparently, too much Omega > 6 mimics and crowds out the similar Omega 3, which has it own > benefits. > > I still like Soy products, and appreciate the high value protein > value of Soy and their supposed benefits in reducing prostate > cancer. > > But, I do not want to lose the various benefits of Omega 3, > particularly as it relates to heart functioning. > > Therefore, I am looking for " healthy " Omega 3 sources to balance out > the amount of Omega 6 intake. > > However, it is well documented that many Omega 3 sources are > potentially unhealthy. For example, farm-harvested Salmon contains > PCB's and other pollutants. Some other fish such as swordfish, tuna > and others are found to contain high levels of mercury. Consumption > of other wild fish (such as Pacific Salmon and Atlantic Sardines) > seem to have lower levels of mercury, and thus safer. But, even with > that being said, it appears that they still have some potential > health risks even with this lower mercury content. > > Other Omega 3 sources are also questionable. Flaxseed oil, in some > studies, seem to increase some form of cancers, although ground > flaxseed appears to be a quite safe and effective vehicle for Omega 3 > intake. > > Besides some problems balancing my Omega 3/Omege 6 intake, I also > have some concerns in getting good sources of high value protein. > Since I do not eat much meat, I need good sources of protein so your > comments on the protein benefits of eggs are somewhat encouraging. > > I therefore grabbed the chance to get some Omega 3 from the Omega 3 > enriched eggs while getting the high value protein contained in eggs. > > And, for breakfast in the morning, I simply enjoy one hard-boiled egg > on a piece of whole wheat bread along with my whole-grain oatmeal > covered in a medley of berries and ground flaxseed and a slight > sprinkering of cinnammon and washed down by a cup of coffee and a > second cup of green tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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