Posted by desolationrower on May 8, 2011, at 7:41:06
In reply to Re: fish oil studies? » desolationrower, posted by SLS on May 8, 2011, at 6:58:24
Yes, i think the cell membrane issue could be important, but isn't really understood (by researchers). I really don't know why brains accumulate lcfa. But the role as hormone precursor is well established - cox inhibitors are quite beneficial for many conditions, including showing antidepressant effects. But to me, i see it more as a issue of ameliorating problems caused by the deficiency of w-3, as opposed to a narrowly active exogenous intervention. Not eating any fish, and eating lots of industrial seed oil is the intervention: I would avoid it unless it is proven safe (and in fact, the evidence is pretty clear it isn't). High dose fish oil is sort of problematic for the same reason. Any system in a biological entity gets hijacked by evolution for new uses, so changing it one way or another has myriad effects. Hence, i am not too interested in it one way or another; i get aim for about .5g/day of EPA/DHA which means seafood 2/3 times a week, and mostly avoid w-6 fats. Fats linger for a very long time because of the exntensive storage in membranes and adipose tissue. But the taurine in seafood, another compound of note, lasts much less, so if you have concerns about stability it might be better to supplement daily.
-d/r
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