Re:Sources of EFA's besides fish oil?

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Dear Irene,

Flaxseed Oil is super high in omega 3. My daughter thrives on it. It's

apparently way higher than anything else. Perhaps you also might want to try

Dr. Fuhrman's microalgae (very pricey and you use very little);

_http://www.drfuhrman.com/omega.html_ (http://www.drfuhrman.com/omega.html)

To me it

tastes like bubblegum!

If oil itself continues to be a problem, then perhaps gently milled organic

flaxseed will work.

Hempseed Oil also would be good if your child isn't eating other fats; you

can also get hempseed and quickly grind it in a food processor. We think it's

delicious. Nutiva and Manitoba Harvest are two companies that sell it.

I'm not finding the link to Dr. Dina that Sharon posted, if you want to

learn all about this, so perhaps she'll post it again. He gives a very

interesting and comprehensive talk. Here's another article though:

_http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/supplements-dr-fuhrman-discusses-dha-for-c\

hildren.html_

(http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/supplements-dr-fuhrman-discusses-dha-for-c\

h

ildren.html)

Here is what wikipedia says (if will paste this correctly)

Fish

The most widely available source of _EPA_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eicosapentaenoic_acid) and _DHA_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docosahexaenoic_acid) is cold water oily fish

such as _salmon_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon) , _herring_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herring) , _mackerel_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackerel) , _anchovies_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchovies) and _sardines_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardine) . Oils from

these fish have a profile of around seven times as much n−3 as n−6. Other

oily

fish such as _tuna_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuna) also contain n−3 in

somewhat lesser amounts. Consumers of oily fish should be aware of the

potential presence of _heavy metals_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metals)

and fat-soluble pollutants like _PCBs_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychlorinated_biphenyl) and _dioxins_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioxin) which

may _accumulate up the food chain_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioaccumulation) ._[77]_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid#cite_note-76)

Some supplement manufacturers remove heavy metals and other contaminants from

the oil through various means, such as molecular distillation (see above),

which increases purity, potency and safety. In addition, some companies use

distillation processes to enhance the DHA to EPA ratio of the fish oil.

Even some forms of fish oil may not be optimally digestible. Of four studies

that compare bioavailability of the triglyceride form of fish oil vs. the

ester form, two have concluded that the natural triglyceride form is better,

and the other two studies did not find a significant difference. No studies

have shown the ester form to be superior although it is cheaper to

manufacture._[78]_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid#cite_note-lawson1988-77) _[79]_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid#cite_note-beckermann1990-78)

Although fish is a dietary source of n−3 fatty acids, fish do not synthesize

them; they obtain them from the _algae_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae)

in their diet.[_citation needed_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed) ]

[_edit_

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n=16) ] Flax

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flax_seeds.jpg)

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flax_seeds.jpg)

_Flax seeds_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax) produce _linseed oil_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linseed_oil) , which has a very high n−3

content

Six times richer than most fish oils in n−3,_[80]_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid#cite_note-flaxcod-79) _Flax

(aka linseed)_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax) (Linum usitatissimum) and its oil are

perhaps the

most widely available _botanical_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanical)

source of n−3. _Flaxseed oil_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linseed_oil)

consists of approximately 55% ALA (alpha-linolenic acid). Flax, like _chia_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chia) , contains approximately three times as

much n−3

as n−6.

15 grams of flaxseed oil provides ca. 8 grams of ALA, which is converted in

the body to EPA and then DHA at an efficiency of 2–15% and 2–5%,

respectively._[81]_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid#cite_note-vegsoc-80)

[_edit_

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n=17) ] Botanical sources of n−3 fatty acids

Table 1. n−3 content as the percentage of _ALA_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-linolenic_acid) in the seed oil._[82]_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid#cite_note-sofadb-81) Common

name Alternative name

_Linnaean name_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linnaean_name) % n−3 _Chia_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chia_seed) _chia sage_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chia_sage) _Salvia hispanica_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_hispanica)

64 _Kiwifruit_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwifruit) _Chinese

gooseberry_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_gooseberry) _Actinidia

chinensis_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia_chinensis) 62 _Perilla_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perilla) _shiso_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiso)

_Perilla frutescens_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perilla_frutescens) 58

_Flax_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax) _linseed_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linseed) _Linum usitatissimum_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linum_usitatissimum) 55 _Lingonberry_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowberry) _Cowberry_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowberry) _Vaccinium vitis-idaea_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_vitis-idaea) 49 _Camelina_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelina_sativa) _Gold-of-pleasure_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold-of-pleasure) _Camelina sativa_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelina_sativa)

36 _Purslane_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca) _Portulaca_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca) _Portulaca oleracea_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca_oleracea) 35 _Black Raspberry_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_occidentalis) _Rubus occidentalis_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_occidentalis) 33

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