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Very interesting! I've been reading up on nutrition recently and saw articles talking about this ratio, but they were focused on inflammation, not on body compo

Very interesting! I've been reading up on nutrition recently and saw articles talking about this ratio, but they were focused on inflammation, not on body composition or hunger. tmjdev wrote: > If it was the ratio being studied, could you instead increase your n3 fat consumption? Some articles suggest exactly that: "To improve the ratio of omega-3 fats to omega-6 fats, eat more omega-3s, not fewer omega-6s." [1] If you're looking for sources other than fish, consider chia. Two tablespoons of chia give 4.3 g of omega-3 fat, as well as 10 g of fiber for no net carbs. [2] Don't eat chia seeds dry; [3, 4] mix into 1.25 cups of water and leave them for at least 30 minutes. I also combine with oats. (I used to eat 0.5 cups of oats every morning. When trying to lower carbs, I went down to 0.25 cups of oats and the chia. The omega-3 fat was a nice surprise.) On the other hand, minimizing processed and restaurant foods is probably a good idea in general. And of course if your goal is to lose weight, removing something from your diet makes more intuitive sense than adding something. [1] https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/no-need-to-avoid-healthy-omega-6-fats https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/no-need-to... [2] https://cronometer.com/printfood.html?name=Bob%27s%2BRed%2BMill%252C%2BOrganic%2BWhole%2BChia%2BSeeds&food=10581437&measure=27389412&amount=1 https://cronometer.com/printfood.html?name=Bob%27s%2BRed%2BM... [3] https://www.wbur.org/news/2014/10/24/chia-seed-alert-superfood-yes-but-they-landed-one-man-in-the-er https://www.wbur.org/news/2014/10/24/chia-seed-alert-superfo... [4] https://draxe.com/nutrition/how-to-eat-chia-seeds/ https://draxe.com/nutrition/how-to-eat-chia-seeds/

gamblor956 4y ago
This. It's a lot easier to increase n3's through consumption of chia seeds and nuts than it is to cut out n6's, because those are in most factory farmed meat and fat sources.
- FollowingTheDao 4y ago
  > It's a lot easier to increase n3's through consumption of chia seeds It depends on your genetics. the genes FADS1 and FADS2 will dictate how much of those short chain omega 3 you can turn into the long chain omega 3, like EPA and DHA, which ate the reason for the metabolic reversal. Also since Omega 6 and Omega 3 compete for the FADS1 and FADS2 activity, eating less Omega 6 will always help.

gamblor956 4y ago

This. It's a lot easier to increase n3's through consumption of chia seeds and nuts than it is to cut out n6's, because those are in most factory farmed meat and fat sources.

FollowingTheDao 4y ago
> It's a lot easier to increase n3's through consumption of chia seeds It depends on your genetics. the genes FADS1 and FADS2 will dictate how much of those short chain omega 3 you can turn into the long chain omega 3, like EPA and DHA, which ate the reason for the metabolic reversal. Also since Omega 6 and Omega 3 compete for the FADS1 and FADS2 activity, eating less Omega 6 will always help.