Posted by TENMAN on December 17, 2006, at 18:48:49
In reply to Re: epa/dha » dessbee, posted by tealady on December 17, 2006, at 16:21:30
You've got it backwards tealady. O-6's are pro-inflammatory. The overwhelming evidence points to EPA/DHA as anti-inflammatory by positively effecting certain enzymes involved in the response. Yes, you are correct that 0-3's oxidize easily thereby creating free radicals but they also upregulate the free radical scavengers SOD and Glutathione.
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