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I know modern society is lacking an adequate omega 3 intake. They claim that we get a 10:1 to 20:1 ratio of omega 6:omega 3. But if it was reversed and we got 10 to 20 times the amount of omega 3 to 6, what would the side effects be? I am trying to find any article or study done showing this...

Thank you contrio, I understand what you mean, it makes sense. I was trying to simply over analyze it and started to confuse myself. You are right, it was overly simplified in a sense.

Sorry, I'm not much of a biology expert, but I was looking into the interactions between b5 and omega 3 fatty acids. I wanted some help clarifying this. http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/pan_0196.shtml Does that imply that it breaks down fatty acids and uses them as...

Most of my daily intake comes from carbs, but not processed. Either from oatmeal, wheaties, whole wheat bread, multi grain pasta, brown rice. I eat almost no processed foods. As for fruits and veggies: apples, bananas, lentils, legumes, and greens are my main daily essentials. For protein...

They said everything looked pretty good, and that I had a good overall cholesterol. I told my parents and they simply keep saying, "it's your age, it's metabolism, you are in great health, just look at your BP and chol, it's awesome, what are you worried about?" but I have a huge suspicion it's...

I posted this on another board as I need serious help and am not sure what to do or where to start off, so I hope you can help. Here's my issue, I have a good reason to believe that I have a malabsorption issue (I am not absorbing my nutrients and intake). One of the reasons is that I...