Re: Dietary alpha-linolenic acid ...

[Guest guest]

The Udo Erasmus web site has a lot of information about ALA. He is in

the business of selling his oil blend which has an n-3:n-6 ratio of

2:1. He recommends one tablespoon (approx. 14g) per 50 lb of body

weight.

http://www.udoerasmus.com/articles/udo/fish_oil.htm

The bulk of the literature generally says that n-3:n-6 ratio of 1:4 is

desirable. This is quite different from Udo's oil blend, but Udo's

formula may try to compensate for the extra n-6 in the diet.

Tony

> > Hi All,

> >

> > The more important, I believe, total cholesterol/HDL ratio did

not

> significantly

> > change,

> >

> > See the below from the avaialbe pdf.

> >

> > TABLE 4 Serum lipid, lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein

concentrations

> in subjects when

> > they consumed the AAD, LA Diet, and ALA Diet for 6 wk1

> > ..............................

> > ----AAD LA Diet ALA Diet

> > ..........................

> > TC, mmol/L 5.59±0.16b 4.98±0.13a 4.99±0.14a

> > LDL-C, mmol/L 3.74±0.14b 3.28±0.12a 3.33±0.11a

> > HDL-C, mmol/L 1.18±0.06b 1.15±0.06ab 1.11±0.05a

> > TG, mmol/L 1.47±0.13b 1.20±0.11a 1.20±0.11a

> > TC:HDL-C 4.90±0.18b 4.52±0.18a 4.65±0.19a

> > Apo AI, g/L 1.51±0.04b 1.45±0.05ab 1.43±0.04a

> > Apo B, g/L 1.11±0.03b 1.01±0.03a 1.01±0.03a

> > ...............................

> > 1 Values are means±SEM, n = 23. Means in a row with

superscripts

> without a common

> > letter differ, P < 0.05.

[Guest guest]

Hi JW:

Don't forget that walnuts are a prime target of that nasty

Aspergillus flavius which figures that god put it there for the sole

purpose of creating aflatoxin. Walnuts are probably third on the

list behind corn and peanuts. Perhaps after opening them one needs

to wash them?

This is presumably another reason for the demonstrated link between

ALA sources and prostate cancer.

Rodney.

> > > Hi All,

> > >

> > > The more important, I believe, total cholesterol/HDL ratio

did

> not

> > significantly

> > > change,

> > >

> > > See the below from the avaialbe pdf.

> > >

> > > TABLE 4 Serum lipid, lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein

> concentrations

> > in subjects when

> > > they consumed the AAD, LA Diet, and ALA Diet for 6 wk1

> > > ..............................

> > > ----AAD LA Diet ALA Diet

> > > ..........................

> > > TC, mmol/L 5.59±0.16b 4.98±0.13a 4.99±0.14a

> > > LDL-C, mmol/L 3.74±0.14b 3.28±0.12a 3.33±0.11a

> > > HDL-C, mmol/L 1.18±0.06b 1.15±0.06ab 1.11±0.05a

> > > TG, mmol/L 1.47±0.13b 1.20±0.11a 1.20±0.11a

> > > TC:HDL-C 4.90±0.18b 4.52±0.18a 4.65±0.19a

> > > Apo AI, g/L 1.51±0.04b 1.45±0.05ab 1.43±0.04a

> > > Apo B, g/L 1.11±0.03b 1.01±0.03a 1.01±0.03a

> > > ...............................

> > > 1 Values are means±SEM, n = 23. Means in a row with

> superscripts

> > without a common

> > > letter differ, P < 0.05.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Nuts for commercial sale should be subjected to a fumigation process

that kills the bacteria and mold. Now you can stay awake at night

worrying about residual effects if you are so inclined.