QUESTION about Omega 3-6-9

PattyPat said:

QUESTION about Omega 3-6-9

I am adding this vitamin to my daily routine. Anyone with any guidance
on the better of the two?

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Preventive Nutrition® Omega Complex

Neither!

You don't want to supplement with a complex, just Omega 3 EFAs. So,
that they will balance out the high level of Omega 6s found in the
average process food diet.
--
John Gohde,
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I don't understand. Are you saying take each one individually?

PattyPat said:

I don't understand. Are you saying take each one individually?

No!

Supplement companies market all of this garbage because they want you
to buy everything from them.

Remember that supplements are supposed to supplement, but not replace
your diet.

Generally, you should be looking for fish oil supplements which provide
just Omega 3 EFAs. Of course, you really don't need to supplement them
at all if you regularly consume cold water fatty fish, and/or flaxseed
meal.

Unless you are suffering from a particular health condition, Omega 6s
and Omega 9s generally do not need to be supplemented. If anything,
you usually already have an excess of Omega 6s in your diet.

Personally, I no longer supplement fish oil. I just eat fish.
--
John Gohde,
Achieving good Nutrition is an Art, NOT a Science!

The nutrition of eating a healthy diet is a biological factor of the
mind-body connection. Now, weighing in at 18 web pages, the
Nutrition of a Healthy Diet is with more documentation and
sharper terminology than ever before.
http://naturalhealthperspective.com/food/

Search this newsgroup for montygram and read some of my old posts about
the dangers and lack of benefits from eating or supplementing with any
unsaturated fatty acids (omega 9s, 3s, or 6s). Your body will make its
own, as it sees fit, if you do not eat them or take supplements, and
this is much safer and healthier. Do not waste money and endanger your
life. Read the evidence against taking them and make your own
decision, rather than listening to those who want to make profits off
of something that is unhealthy.

On 20 Mar 2006 18:17:53 -0800, PattyPat wrote in
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Quoted message said:

QUESTION about Omega 3-6-9

I am adding this vitamin to my daily routine. Anyone with any guidance
on the better of the two?

Eat your fish.

PattyPat said:

I don't understand. Are you saying take each one individually?

Forget all about omega-6 and omega-9. Those you get plenty of in your
daily diet.

Omega-3 long chain fatty acids (EPA and DHA) are on the opposite in
the very low range in your diet unless you eat mackerel or herrings at
least twice a week.

But, it is far more healthier to eat the mackerel or herring since
those contain many other organic compounds that your diet otherwise
don't contain. Like trimethylamine, taurine and a long range of other
compounds only found in fish and shellfish

On 20 Mar 2006 20:46:14 -0800, "montygram" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

unsaturated fatty acids (omega 9s, 3s, or 6s). Your body will make its
own, as it sees fit, if you do not eat them or take supplements, and

Except for omega-9, your body DON't make any omega-3 nor omega-6. You
NEED those from diet.

Alf Christophersen said:

Quoted message said:

unsaturated fatty acids (omega 9s, 3s, or 6s). Your body will make its
own, as it sees fit, if you do not eat them or take supplements, and

Except for omega-9, your body DON't make any omega-3 nor omega-6. You
NEED those from diet.

As far as I can gather, omega-9 equates roughly to MUFAs. Thus, the
desired dietary source of Omega-9 is olive oil.

Hi You can go to
http://www.geocities.com/andrewvecsey/omega3.html
for all I was able to find out about this very interesting topic.
regards
andrew

Mr. Natural-Health said:

As far as I can gather, omega-9 equates roughly to MUFAs. Thus, the
desired dietary source of Omega-9 is olive oil.

Mostly we are talking about omega-9 PUFA :-) But, that is the only
series of PUFA that our liver may make. There are many of them.

By the way, there are other series too. Omega-7 and omega-11 by the
way.

Alf Christophersen said:

Mr. Natural-Health said:

As far as I can gather, omega-9 equates roughly to MUFAs. Thus, the
desired dietary source of Omega-9 is olive oil.

Mostly we are talking about omega-9 PUFA :-) But, that is the only
series of PUFA that our liver may make. There are many of them.

So, Omega 9 is purely a PUFA? So, why do I read about a
monounsaturated fatty acid connection to Omega 9?

Quoted message said:

By the way, there are other series too. Omega-7 and omega-11 by the
way.

Thanks, for the bad news. But, I would rather have stopped with Omega
6 EFAs. 🙁

Mr. Natural-Health said:

So, Omega 9 is purely a PUFA? So, why do I read about a
monounsaturated fatty acid connection to Omega 9?

tonguetwisting. Also oleic acid has an omega-9 bond, the only one.
(And there exists several of other C18:1 acids too, not being omega-9,
like omega-7 and omega-11)

Both omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9 PUFA¨s are made from mostly oleic
acid. But, the desaturation steps to make the additional omega-6 and
omega-3 desaturated bindings are only possible in plant and
phytoplancton and some bacteria, not animals or fish.

A long range of omega-9 derivatives may be formed by desaturations and
elongations in liver.