The critics agree: you don't need to supplement with "essential fatty acids."

I wrote up a post several days ago, challenging those who say that my
diet does provide enough "essential fatty acids," and making the point
that the professional literature is clear: you need to consume about a
tablespoon of a high omega 6 PUFA oil (like safflower) and about a
teaspoon of high omega 3 PUFA oil (like fish oil), IN ADDITION to the
usual foods Americans eat each day, in order to stave off "essential
fatty acid deficiency." For example, in the context of the typical
American diet, it is stated in Linder's "Nutritional Biochemistry and
Metabolism" (second addition), that it "is not easy to acheive with
present dietary patterns unless fish or fish ois are included in the
diet (or more unusual vegetable sources high in linolenic acid)."
Thus, either those who criticize my posts here are correct or the
professional literature is. If the critics are, then, using basic
logic, one would have to conclude that there is no reason to be
concerned about "essential fatty acid deficiency," and no need
whatsoever to supplement your diet with pills or fish, since I avoid
all these oils and eat a diet that is much lower in calories than most
41 year old American males.

Some have claimed that I have not replaced arachidonic acid with Mead
acid over the last 4 years, and as usual I challenge them to a
SCIENTIFIC experiment to determine this, the "loser" must pay for all
expenses. Yet these same individuals who are always so sure of
themselves when they write up their critical responses are totally
silent on this. They are writing on a newsgroup that is supposed to be
scientfic, they make claims, but then when I challenge them to an
experimental offer that would demonstrate who is correct, they have no
interest in doing so. Why?

For those who did not read the other post, here is my daily diet:

3 slices of homemade bread (coconut oil is the only major source of fat

used, and it is only used to "greasse" the pan), made with
all-purpose unbleached flour, organic sugar, bananas, spices, and a
touch of salt


All of the dairy products listed below are not from grass-fed cows, and

have little if any omega 3 content:


3-4 ounces of whole milk cheese (cheddar, swiss, or monterey jack)


4-5 ounces of whole milk yogurt


1 ounce or less of butter


½ ounce of bittersweet chocolate


1/8 ounce of dark chcocoate (70% cocoa mass)


3 ounces of whole milk ricotta cheese or ice cream (Breyer's
"Natural Vanilla")


1 boiled egg (organic, but not enhance with omega 3s)


1 large banana or 2 small ones


1 or 2 prunes


a few dozen raisins


1 ounce of strawberry preserve


3 ounces of shredded coconut


1 apple, 1 pear, or several pineapple chunks

Forgot to mention in that post that I eat less than a level teaspoon of
nutritional yeast, but it contains no fatty acids.

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