Flaxseed oil

Chickdriller · Sep 22, 2006

How much flax should I take daily? My diet has 65 grams of fat, how much should be flax? How many times daily?

ddoommnn8ttoorr · Sep 22, 2006

imo fish oil is better!

Chickdriller · Sep 22, 2006

ok, what should the ratio of fat be with omega 3,6,9,? 1:1:1:? Thats what I mean.

Chickdriller · Sep 22, 2006

I found it. omega 6 2:1 to omega 3. You body makes omega 9, so no need to comsume it.

http://www.veganpeace.com/nutrient_information/nutrient_info/omega_info.htm

Chickdriller · Sep 23, 2006

Another thing is Flaxoil is only 55% omega 3.

liftsiron · Sep 24, 2006

Chickdriller said:
Another thing is Flaxoil is only 55% omega 3.

It's not even that, flax has poor conversion to OM3. Fish oil is far better. Your ratio should not be less than 2:1 unsat and mono sat to sat fats.

Chickdriller · Sep 25, 2006

OK thanks, that helps alot.

White Knight 96 · Sep 26, 2006

yea flax seed doesn't convert for shit, just some say its good for joints, but glucosamine is a much better choice then flax seed for that matter

JOEYZ · Sep 27, 2006

I get an omega complex and fish oil from sams in huge bottles at take about 2-3 grams of each per day.