Posted by morgan miller on August 5, 2011, at 17:26:22
In reply to Re: Omegabrite - Fish oil - EPA only, posted by torrid on August 4, 2011, at 23:42:37
Hey Torrid, ALA is an omega 3 that does concert to EPA and DHA to a certain degree that may vary between individuals. ALA does have some potential benefits as an omega 3, but EPA and DHA are believed to be far more important. It is thought that individuals eating a vegetarian or vegan diet may convert ALA to EPA and DHA more than meat eating individuals. I do not remember the reason why this may be the case. I do think it's interesting, if this is true, it seems evolution may have prepared us to get a good amount of beneficial EPA and DHA when we do not have access to meat, including marine life, as a food source
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