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Default Right amounts of the omega 3, 6 and 9 in a Veg diet

On Jul 10, 1:29*pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> On 7/10/2011 12:01 PM, Derek wrote:
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> > On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:03:26 +0100, > *wrote:

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> >> Derek wrote:
> >>> On Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:03:38 +0100, > *wrote:

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> >>>> Greetings Everyone,

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> >>>> I have been a vegetarian since 1972 and a vegan for the past 10 years.

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> >>>> Today I found these two groups and would like to know how the members
> >>>> manage to get the right amounts of the omega 3, 6 and 9 in their food
> >>>> intake.

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> >>>> TIA

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> >>> Flax seeds will take care of your 3 and 6 requirements, and you'll
> >>> produce your own 9s if you have enough of the first two. Buy them
> >>> whole and grind only what you need to last for a couple of days. Store
> >>> the ground seeds in the fridge, if you've ground too many for one
> >>> day's requirements. I usually have between one and two table spoons a
> >>> day. They're a particularly good source of dietary fibre as well.

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> >> Thank you Derek.

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> >> Unfortunately I have an intolerance for flax seeds. I am a bit uncertain
> >> * about whether it is the same with flax seed oil. I'll look into that
> >> soon. I get loads of fiber/fibre (take your pick) from whole grain
> >> breads and even psyllium husk. I pay a lot of attention to websites like
> >> MayoClinic.com, drweil.com, Linus Pauling Institute -
> >> lpi.oregonstate.edu, etc

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> > You're over 70, but take heart because Donald Watson, founder of the
> > vegan society, was striding up mountains well into his 90s. But
> > anyway, aging vegans do have certain problems converting the short
> > chain fatty acids found in linseed and walnuts to the long chain omega
> > 3 acids, and so you might try opting for a more direct source of this
> > fatty acid by taking in some blue-green algae supplements instead.

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> Or, he might just come to his senses and begin eating wild-caught salmon
> and other animal protein sources high in omega-3.-



As long as he eats them RAW! Heating destroys the omegas.