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

On 7/10/2011 2:46 PM, Mr.Smartypants wrote:
> On Jul 10, 1:29 pm, George > 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.-

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


No, it doesn't.