Simple Nutrition: Part 2

More please. These are excellent!!

Awesome!

Smart Balance put out a new oil. It has somewhere around 1100mg of Omega3 per tablespoon and If I remember correctly they list the Omega6 vs Omega3 as a 4:1 ratio. Can anyone tell me if I take this oil (ie 2-3 tablespoons per meal) will this have the same benefit as taking just straight Omega3 1000mg tablets? The oil is only around $3.50 vs $20-60 for the tablets.

I don't think taking that much PUFAs is a good idea, and especially not in a 4:1 ratio. From what I have read, a 1:1 ratio is optimal in the body.

For me personally, excess PUFAs of ANY sort give me acne and other issues.

I agree, these are excellent.

i would like to see the rest of the video. i agree excellent!

Great videos, would really like some more of these.

When we have to get lean meats, I'm assuming coconut would be the best source of saturated fat?

Hi Sindre,

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Coconut oil would work, as would red palm oil, as would something like grass-fed butter or ghee.

Excellent Video. Will there be Part 3, Part 4, etc...?

Thanks

Is there any way to access the meat chart by Chris Kresser she mentioned online?

Hi Marisa,

See here:
http://chriskresser.com/how-much-omega-3-is-enough-that-depends-on-omega-6

Best,
EC

Also important to note that only EPA and DHA can be used by the body. ALA, which is found in grain-based sources, can be converted to EPA/DHA, but it is poorly converted (~10-30% depending on literature source).

From the digging around I have done, it appears that only meat-based sources have EPA/DHA. The grain-based sources (e.g., flax) have predominantly or exclusively ALA. Furthermore, when omega-3's are supplementally added to food products, they may or may not be adding EPA/DHA. Putting on my skeptic's hat, I would say they are usually adding ALA, as it is cheaper and easier.

Another interesting example. Farm-raised vs. Fresh-caught salmon. Both high in omega-3's, but farm-raised is predominantly ALA (small wonder, they are farmed and fed grain), and fresh-caught is predominantly EPA/DHA. And interestingly, while 80% of Atlantic salmon is farm-raised, 90% of Pacific salmon is fresh-caught. So go with that nice deep red salmon!

This might help with the omegas - where you find omega 6 and 3.
http://paleozonenutrition.com/2011/05/10/omega-6-and-3-in-nuts-oils-meat-and-fish-tools-to-get-it-right/

I understood both wild and farmed salmon have EPA/DHA, in a similar amount.The problem is farmed has more omega 6.

Re conversion of ALA to EPA - it can be as low as 5%

Meat has EPA, DPA and DHA, but mainly DPA. It really only has a tiny amount compared to oily seafood.

Agreed wild caught oily fish are the best source of omega 3s

Very clear and concise, I watch the clips of this presentation every now and then, helps as a reminder and is also inspiring.

Thanks

Matt