“Many studies have shown that an increased ALA consumption leads to an increased blood EPA concentration, as reviewed in [1]. It is estimated that the rate of conversion of ALA into EPA in the liver is about 21% in women and between 0.3% and 8% in men [1, 2].”
https://livinginnaturalharmony.com/blog/2018/01/12/omega-3-conversion-ala-epa-dha/
I’ve seen those figures. They can’t back ‘em up.
If the one was true, women would have a life expectancy >10 years greater than current stats over men.
When I was doing outreach, one of my favorite discussions was regarding health marketing BS, such as the false labeling (which is ongoing) regarding omega 3 content of juice drinks etc. ‘fortified’ with chia/flax seed.