Re: Ideal Fats Intake

[Guest guest]

It's grams of omega 6 and omega 3.

Data from Harvard Women's Health Watch Nov.2002, and it includes fish, I think.

Here's another ref:

Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids (Macronutrients) (2002)Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), Institute of Medicine (IOM)

http://books.nap.edu/books/0309085373/html/335.html#pagetop

"Saturated fatty acids are synthesized by the body to provide an adequate level....and they have no known role in preventing chronic disease." pg335 (8-1)

"An AI {adequate intake} for LA is based on median intakes in the U.S. where an n-6 fatty acid deficiency is non-existent in healthy individuals. An AI of 17 gms per day for young men and 12 gms per day for young women..."pg 335 (8-1)

"An AI {adequate intake} for ALA is based on median intakes in the U.S. where an n-3 fatty acid deficiency is non-existent in healthy individuals. An AI of 17 gms per day for young men and 12 gms per day for young women. The AI is 1.6 and 1.1 g/day for men and women, resp."pg 336

There are some very specific in-depth discussion studies in this report, so I believe I don't have to speculate much.

Regards.

----- Original Message -----

From: beneathremains

Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 1:33 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Ideal Fats Intake

--- In , "jwwright" <jwwright@e...> > According to the Harvard women's study, the req't is 11.1 omega 6, > 2.2 omega 3. Those are averages, some may need more. With the > amount of soy oil used in this country, I just can't see it's the > major health problem depicted by the EFA marketers. Surely, if we > don't eat at Mac's, or others, we'll need to analyze our diet.The main problem I have with these kind of "RDA" recommendations is the apparant mixing of apples and oranges. The Omega 6's are very likely to be meant as LA and the Omega 3's are very likely to be meant as EPA/DHA. Even if such recommendations are meant to be LA and ALA, it's easy to misrepresent the science based on DHA/EPA for ALA, or GLA for LA, etc.. Does anyone know if there has been any in-depth studies specifically comparing LA and ALA to the various components of the EFA cascade in terms of efficacy?Logan

[Guest guest]

correction, sorry.

----- Original Message -----

From: jwwright

Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 8:49 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Ideal Fats Intake

It's grams of omega 6 and omega 3.

Data from Harvard Women's Health Watch Nov.2002, and it includes fish, I think.

Here's another ref:

Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids (Macronutrients) (2002)Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), Institute of Medicine (IOM)

http://books.nap.edu/books/0309085373/html/335.html#pagetop

"Saturated fatty acids are synthesized by the body to provide an adequate level....and they have no known role in preventing chronic disease." pg335 (8-1)

"An AI {adequate intake} for LA is based on median intakes in the U.S. where an n-6 fatty acid deficiency is non-existent in healthy individuals. An AI of 17 gms per day for young men and 12 gms per day for young women..."pg 335 (8-1)

"An AI {adequate intake} for ALA is based on median intakes in the U.S. where an n-3 fatty acid deficiency is non-existent in healthy individuals. The AI is 1.6 and 1.1 g/day for men and women, resp."pg 336

There are some very specific in-depth discussion studies in this report, so I believe I don't have to speculate much.

Regards.