Omega 3 - Best Sources

Here is an interesting study I found about the differences between plant sources of Omega 3s and animal sources of Omega 3s.

This study is especially important for vegetarians since the study shows how only a small percentage of the ALA from plant sources is converted into the usable Omega 3s EPA and DHA.

The process is therefore highly inefficient and you are doing your body a disservice by eating plant sources of Omega 3s such as chia seeds, flax seeds and other substitutes.

Eat fish instead, like we were made to.

“Studies of ALA metabolism in healthy young men indicated that approximately 8% of dietary ALA was converted to EPA and 0%-4% was converted to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (6). In healthy young women, approximately 21% of dietary ALA was converted to EPA and 9% was converted to DHA (7). The better capacity to generate long-chain PUFA from ALA in young women compared to men is related to the effects of estrogen (8, 9). Although only the essentiality of ALA is recognized because it cannot be synthesized de novo by humans, the relatively low rate of ALA conversion into EPA and DHA suggests that these long-chain omega-3 PUFA may be considered conditionally essential nutrients.“

Taken from:

https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/oth...UzZPIXm4pdhv9R5iZYOcYMiP3arSz9MJqDG3vrXVzS0rg

Study:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12323085