(high in Omega 3, beware of Omega 6)
Why beware of Omega 6?
Anyone care to share a recommended brand? We've been using Nordic Naturals Omega 3-6-9 Junior.
We need both 3's and 6's, but we get way too much 6 and way too little 3 in our diets.
And the point is that what seems to matter is the
ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 - so getting a lot of omega 6 as well as your omega 3 doesn't just not help, it actively harms, because it increases the amount of omega 3 you'd need still further. This is rather unlike the way most other nutrients work, where if you get more than you need the excess is simply excreted. Omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids can take part in many of the same reactions in the body - the body can't choose to use whatever omega 3s there are before going to the omega 6s, it just uses whatever's around - but the resulting slightly different product chemicals behave differently. That said, there's a lot that's not clear yet, especially about the effects of taking supplements as opposed to having am omega 3 rich diet.
