Re: the business of carbs or is it the conspiracy or carbs?


Jim Chinnis wrote:
"TC" <tunderbar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:

Ron Peterson wrote:

What proteins and fats are only available from animal sourced foods?

The following nutrients are only available in adequate amounts and/or
in useable forms from animal sourced foods:

...

linolenic acid

Flax seed, canola oil, purslane, many nuts, etc. There's very little in
animal products.

TC would have a good point if he had said omega-3 fatty acids EPA and
DHA which are found in fish. Alpha linolenic acid (ALA) does confer
some of the benefits of EPA and DHA because the body can convert some
of ALA to those in limited amounts.

DHA is generally not available in appreciable quantities in most plant
based human foods. There is a microalgae that does produce DHA and one
company (Martek) is using that process to produce DHA as a food
supplement for baby formula.

--
Ron

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