Re: Smart fats-EPA/DHA question

[Guest guest]

Hello, So is this book saying thatProEFA which is fish oil could cause

growth problems in my 3 year old, because there is nothing in the reseach

from Nordic Naturals that says this.ALisha =Zeb's mom

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

> Hi everyone,

> I've been skimming a book called Smart Fats that discusses the

> various fatty acids and components and their functions and I have a

> question.....(well many really, but I'll try to stick to one-the more

> I read in the book, the more questions arise.....)

> It mentions that flax and borage oils are good choices for EFA's, but

> as has been pointed out, are less effective in the direct conversion

> to DHA. DHA needs to come from fish oil, or algae. Is anyone using

> algae as a source of DHA? I ask b/c it also cautions against using

> fish oil in infants and young children b/c they have to consume too

> much EPA to get the DHA and there's a link there to growth problems.

> Right now I'm giving Grace Barlean's Omega Twin-Lignan rich

> Flax/Borage oil primarily b/c it meets all the criteria for choosing

> a quality oil and it's in liquid form for her gtube. I'm seeing an

> increase in alertness and muscle tone, I'm just curious if I should

> pursue algae DHA as well......Thanks

>

> Jen mama2Grace PRS/Moebius

[Guest guest]

Hi Alisha -

I don't think you have to worry about growth problems and Pro EFA . I know

's son who is now 15 has been on Pro EFA and he is over 6 feet tall!!

My 4 1/2 year old has been on for almost a year now and he is very tall for

his age - as well as 's son Tanner is also tall for his age!!

Not scientific evidence, but certainly mom evidence!!

Carnell

North Carolina

CHERAB Support

http://www.verbalDyspraxia.com

Re: [ ] Smart fats-EPA/DHA question

> Hello, So is this book saying thatProEFA which is fish oil could cause

> growth problems in my 3 year old, because there is nothing in the reseach

> from Nordic Naturals that says this.ALisha =Zeb's mom

>

> ----- Original Message -----

>

> > Hi everyone,

> > I've been skimming a book called Smart Fats that discusses the

> > various fatty acids and components and their functions and I have a

> > question.....(well many really, but I'll try to stick to one-the more

> > I read in the book, the more questions arise.....)

> > It mentions that flax and borage oils are good choices for EFA's, but

> > as has been pointed out, are less effective in the direct conversion

> > to DHA. DHA needs to come from fish oil, or algae. Is anyone using

> > algae as a source of DHA? I ask b/c it also cautions against using

> > fish oil in infants and young children b/c they have to consume too

> > much EPA to get the DHA and there's a link there to growth problems.

> > Right now I'm giving Grace Barlean's Omega Twin-Lignan rich

> > Flax/Borage oil primarily b/c it meets all the criteria for choosing

> > a quality oil and it's in liquid form for her gtube. I'm seeing an

> > increase in alertness and muscle tone, I'm just curious if I should

> > pursue algae DHA as well......Thanks

> >

> > Jen mama2Grace PRS/Moebius

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi !

As you of course know -I'm just a mom too (and yes Tanner -and Dakota

are tall for their age) The statement that EPA from fish is not good

to give to babies because it stunts growth and you should give them

DHA from algae instead raises other questions. The most obvious is

are kids that eat lots of fish short? Anyone?

I thought that " Our bodies convert ALA to EPA; EPA to DHA; and DHA to

Omega-3 Eichosanoids. So EPA turns into DHA anyway. And according

to this one article I found at

http://wwwchem.csustan.edu/chem4400/SJBR/polet.pdf -studies done on

chicks that had the addition of EPA to the diet increased the brain

and retinal DHA as much as when DHA was added -which kind of

validates the former (if this is all the case-which in just being a

mom I don't know) I do know that I personally do not believe

everything I read -and even if someone swears by something I follow

logic -and gut instincts.

Actually -because at the First Apraxia Conference that was hosted by

CHERAB over the summer I had the pleasure to speak with a neuro

scientist who has done extensive work on EFAs -Dr.

from Oxford -I learned from Dr. Richarson that " here in the US we

believe the DHA to be more important -but in the UK, where they have

been studying the EFAs longer -they have found the EPA to be more

important for their studies on dyslexia and ADHD

http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/hotnews/21h30151213.html

(notice that EPA is mentioned before DHA) And the UK EyeQ Formula -

which is an Omega 3/6 formula -has a MUCH higher ratio of EPA to

DHA. And here in the US -EPA is also recommended along with DHA

without any age warnings -just the opposite -in the Merck home manual

http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec23/266.htm for example.

Because of this -and out of curiosity -a few weeks ago I started

mixing the regular ProEFA I give my boys -with the ProEPA one to one

(capsule of each) and as I just emailed Dr. " we saw

results in less than one week. I wasn't going to switch anything

with Tanner -but my husband started giving it to Tanner, our apraxic

son too, and he had another speech surge. In addition, Dakota for

the first (!!) time ever now stays with my cart in the supermarket

(that's is the easiest way to explain if you know what I mean!) "

Dakota has been diagnosed with ADHD by 2 pediatric neurologists and

Dr. Marilyn Agin (dev ped) and no drugs -because his grades are mostly A's and

he's social -his only problem is attention (he's a daydreamer like me)

So unless someone can produce the solid clinical evidence that EPA

stunts growth and even one anecdotal comment that statement is true,

I don't buy it no matter who says it. I've seen just the opposite

with my two anyway -and the proof is in the pudding -right ?

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[Guest guest]

Hello, THanks for the information. What is the difference between ProEFA and

ProEPA? Alisha -Zeb's mom