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To: JoeProBono

There is a problem with fish oil and flax oil, however. While Omega-3 has all kinds of beneficial effects, including as an anti-inflammatory agent, it is usually in combination with Omega-6, which has pretty much the opposite effect. (Omega-9 is also believed to be good, but in smaller amounts.)

To make matters worse, there is no clear distinction in labeling, with the same product being labeled “Fish oil with Omega-3” and “Fish oil with Omega-3 and Omega-6, and to distinguish them. Usually just the chemical names for Omega-3 will be on the label.


12 posted on 06/09/2009 7:00:21 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
Tilapia is loaded with Omega-6 and is suppose to be bad for you. See here:

Tilapia Contains Possibly Dangerous Omega-6 Fatty Acids

16 posted on 06/09/2009 7:46:38 PM PDT by blam
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

If you buy Salmon oil, the problem is solved - no measurable 6 present. Flax oil is heavy in 6 because it is a seed of a “grass.” Nuts are heavy in omega 9 oil.


19 posted on 06/09/2009 8:06:13 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (The beginning of the O'Bummer administration looks a lot like the end of the Nixon administration)
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