EFA question

[Killerpak]

I was looking around for a EFA pill to add to my diet. And looking around here i saw that people take flaxseed and fish oil. So i looked them up and to me it looked like they were pretty much the same thing, pills with omega 3's. The questions i have is why take both? is one better than the other? and what are the diffrences?

 

[harbinator]

Udo's Choice is the best, gets you Omega 3, 6, and 9s

http://www.dpsnutrition.net/product_information.asp?number=UD001&back=search&dept=

 

[mm107]

Americans Diets are very high already in omega 6 & 9's. We need the 3's.

There is a differnce tho between them, i just cant remember right now. It has to do with how the body processes it. One of the two needs to be converted in the body and one is already it good form. some1 will ellaborate for me.

 

[Assertive Guy]

I was looking around for a EFA pill to add to my diet. And looking around here i saw that people take flaxseed and fish oil. So i looked them up and to me it looked like they were pretty much the same thing, pills with omega 3's. The questions i have is why take both? is one better than the other? and what are the diffrences?

In a nutshell, its the Omega 3's EPA and DHA which are most important. The reason people take flax is mostly because the body can break it down into the DHA and EPA. However, during the process allot of the Omega is lost. You are therefore best off finding a supplement which is highest in these two forms specifically. The following is of a clinically approved standard, and in the rare case you find something better - let me know:

http://www.1stvitality.com/acatalog/nutrasea.html

Assertive Guy