Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Fish contain both short chain and long chain omega 3s. Plants, except for purslane it seems, contain only short chain. Yes, whether it be from plants, or fish, no outside concetrated oils/fats need to be consumed to meet the bodies requirements for ALA, EPA or DHA. Some health organizations are giving " recommendations " for EFA intake that are for just short chain, some for long chain, and some for both. However, for all the arguments concerning the efficiency of the conversion rate of short chain to long chain in humans, none of these worldwide health organizations have made long chains " essential " yet. If I was really concerned, (which I am not) I would get a EFA profile done to check for sure. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Yes, and ALA is 18:3. Oleic is 18:1. ARA is arachidonic acid. Surprisingly the wild have more 18:3 than farmed. The ratio looks about the same as soy oil for farmed. Regards. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rodney Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:27 PM Subject: [ ] All EFAs from Fish? Hi folks:Is linoleic acid "18:2"?If it is then it looks like (at least some) fish contain a fair amount of it. In which case, perhaps all we need do is just eat the fish?http://fn.cfs.purdue.edu/anglingindiana/AquaculturevsWildFish/FattyAcidsFarm.pdfhttp://snipurl.com/8csmRodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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