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Same: I suspect a good omega 3 ratio greatly reduces skin damage with sun. Anecdotally it's worked for me and my wife when we started eating a lot more eggs/red
by simonsarris 5y ago
Same: I suspect a good omega 3 ratio greatly reduces skin damage with sun. Anecdotally it's worked for me and my wife when we started eating a lot more eggs/red meat and less O-6 products. We haven't used sunscreen in a few years now because of it.
There are some studies that suggest this is true, such as: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7561154/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7561154/ (note: N = 13)
And Oregon State "Essential Fatty Acids and Skin Health" primer, which goes over what's going on in healthy skin. https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/health-disease/skin-health/essential-fatty-acids#functions https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/health-disease/skin-health/e...
Their conclusion:
> Supplementation with n-3 fatty acids in particular exerts protection from photodamage and photoaging.
- hawski 5y agoBut aren't eggs themselves overall much more an O-6 source than O-3?