Omega 6 and Omega 3
One study showed that replacing corn oil with olive oil and canola oil to reach an n-6:n-3 ratio of 4:1 led to a 70% decrease in total mortality.
--- Chris Kresser
Omega-3 Sources ( WILD FISH! Not farmed! )
- Salmon
- Tuna
- Herring
- Trout
- Walnuts
- Flaxseed
- Chia seeds
Omega-6 Sources
- Industrialized seed oils - AVOID THESE!
- Pumpkin seeds
- Sunflower seeds
- Hemp seeds
- Flaxseed oil
- Pine nuts
- Pistachios
- Walnuts
- Eggs
- Pastured meats
Some inflammation is good to repair damaged tissue, but chronic inflammation is thought to lead to a variety of problems. The increased n-6 to n-3 ratio causes more inflammation, which makes it associated to:
- asthma
- chronic peptic ulcer
- tuberculosis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- periodontitis
- ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
- sinusitis
- active hepatitis
- cardiovascular disease
- type 2 diabetes
- obesity
- metabolic syndrome
- irritable bowel syndrome & inflammatory bowel disease
- macular degeneration
- cancer
- psychiatric disorders
- autoimmune diseases
“A diet containing antioxidant omega-3 fatty acids is associated with reduced rate of telomere shortening, whereas a lack of these antioxidants correlates with increased rate of telomere attrition in study participants.”
Reference
- https://chriskresser.com/how-too-much-omega-6-and-not-enough-omega-3-is-making-us-sick/
- https://coachema.com/balancing-omega-3-6/
- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/optimize-omega-6-omega-3-ratio#section1
- http://www.t1dliving.com/omega-6-and-omega-3-balance-your-ratio/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4753361/
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Inflammation_A_unifying_theory_of_disease
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Authored By Tim Brown
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