Big error in thinking Flax oil is a good omega-3

[Guest guest]

> Linolenic acid (LNA) in Flax is only converted in tiny amounts to

> EPA and DHA; aside from that, LNA has NO OTHER KNOWN USE in the

> body.

Check out http://www.healingmatters.com for information as to

how lack of omega-3 causes insulin resistance and eventually

diabetes type II. The current epidemic of type II diabetes in

both adults and children is the direct result of almost complete

absence of omega-3 oils in the diet.

[Guest guest]

Always bear in mind that it's a myth that linolenic acid is

essential. The myth is propagated by industry and parroted by

people, doctors and some nutritionists without really

understanding it, so it will take awhile to die. The savvy ones

specify EPA and DHA as the essential omega-3's.

I am reluctant to accept the assertion, " The current epidemic of

type II diabetes in both adults and children is the direct result

of almost complete absence of omega-3 oils in the diet " because

several factors that contribute to diabetes, such as magnesium

deficiency, and arsenic exposure in drinking water is

acknowledged to directly cause diabetes and cancer.

Did you know that two very minor omega-3's are about 100 times

better anti-inflammatories than EPA and DHA? This observation

doesn't negate the need for EPA and DHA, which are used in cell

membrane construction, but the minor ones can be very useful;

they have studies to back them up. Here's one article from a

cached page; maybe they're down today or worse, ran into a

Health Canada violation but the research is in Gooogle cache.

Cached Google page on Lyprinol :

http://tinyurl.com/y6rssa

Cached Google page, related abstracts:

http://tinyurl.com/y8rhb4

Duncan

On 25 Dec 2006 at 14:24, Beck-blood-

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Digest Number 1738 wrote:

> Big error in thinking Flax oil is a " good " omega-3

> Posted by: " dfeustel@... " dfeustel@... Date:

> Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:58 am ((PST))

>

> > Linolenic acid (LNA) in Flax is only converted in tiny amounts to

> > EPA and DHA; aside from that, LNA has NO OTHER KNOWN USE in the

> > body.

>

> Check out http://www.healingmatters.com for information as to

> how lack of omega-3 causes insulin resistance and eventually

> diabetes type II. The current epidemic of type II diabetes in

> both adults and children is the direct result of almost complete

> absence of omega-3 oils in the diet.

[Guest guest]

Duncan wrote:

> Always bear in mind that it's a myth that linolenic acid is

> essential. The myth is propagated by industry and parroted by

> people, doctors and some nutritionists without really

> understanding it, so it will take awhile to die. The savvy ones

> specify EPA and DHA as the essential omega-3's.

You have made an assertion with no proof. Where is the proof?

http://www.healingmatters.com has information that supports the

idea that diabetes type II can be reversed by the replacement of

omega-6 oils by flaxoil containing omega 3 oil. One of the deficiencies

of flax oil is that it contains no other oils but omega-6.

Would you critique his research and findings?

> I am reluctant to accept the assertion, " The current epidemic of

> type II diabetes in both adults and children is the direct result

> of almost complete absence of omega-3 oils in the diet " because

> several factors that contribute to diabetes, such as magnesium

> deficiency, and arsenic exposure in drinking water is

> acknowledged to directly cause diabetes and cancer.

Deficiencies of chromium and vanadium are known to cause type 2 diabetes

(hyperinsulinemia). Depleted Uranium dust now being spread all over the

world from the mideast wars is also causing diabetes. See articles by

Leuren Moret

http://www.rense.com/general69/deathstar.htm " The Queen's Deathstar "

http://www.rense.com/general73/glob.htm " Global Diabetes Epidemic Caused By

Depleted Uranium "

[Guest guest]

The proof that alpha-linoenic acid is non-essential lies in the

study of breast fed infants raised exclusively on milk that

contained no trace of this omega-3 but contained EPA and DHA.

Duncan

On 26 Dec 2006 at 14:32, Beck-blood-

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Digest Number 1739 wrote:

>

> Posted by: " dfeustel@... " dfeustel@... Date:

> Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:38 pm ((PST))

>

> Duncan wrote:

> > Always bear in mind that it's a myth that linolenic acid is

> > essential. The myth is propagated by industry and parroted by

> > people, doctors and some nutritionists without really

> > understanding it, so it will take awhile to die. The savvy ones

> > specify EPA and DHA as the essential omega-3's.

>

> You have made an assertion with no proof. Where is the proof?

[Guest guest]

Look at what you've written; it doesn't make any sense. Everyone

knows about the supposedly essential omega-3 linolenic acid in

flax oil so I'm sure the sentence has no merit.

I pointed that LNA is converted to beneficial omega-3 oils DHA

and EPA in a piddling small amount and if EPA and DHA are present

it turns out it isn't essential at all.

Yes, I think would critique a contention that if arsenic, or

depleted uranium, vanadium or chromium as you suggest caused the

diabetes, then flax oil could reverse it, and probably you would

too. BUT if the cause of the diabetes was low DHA and EPA, then I

can see how the flax oil would help, although direct

supplementation of the missing essential fatty acids EPA and DHA

would be better.

I note from other research that you need a relatively large

amount of these fatty acids for the brain alone and supplementing

rather than relying on a skimpy conversion that is impaired with

omega-6 oil would make sure there was enough to go around.

This is why the Budwig Diet revision recommends DHA and EPA,

which have also been used to reverse cancer even on their own.

Duncan

On 26 Dec 2006 at 14:32, Beck-blood-

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Digest Number 1739 wrote:

>

> http://www.healingmatters.com has information that supports the

> idea that diabetes type II can be reversed by the replacement of

> omega-6 oils by flaxoil containing omega 3 oil. One of the

> deficiencies of flax oil is that it contains no other oils but

> omega-6. Would you critique his research and findings?