Re: Mercola catching up on Peskin, may start selling Omega-6 supplements shortly ...

But some very compelling scientific evidence based on biochemistry and
physiology show omega-6 fatty acids actually reduce inflammation

I'm in shock! Where exactly?

According to a very "about-face" recommendation by the American Heart
Association, Americans should not reduce their consumption of omega-6
fats -- and might even benefit from eating a little more.

Is this the Twilight Zone?


"Taka" <taka0038@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Is Omega-6 More Important Than Omega-3?

According to a very "about-face" recommendation by the American Heart
Association, Americans should not reduce their consumption of omega-6
fats -- and might even benefit from eating a little more.

Omega-6 and omega-3 fats are "essential fats" that your body can't
produce and must obtain from food. These fatty acids play a very
important role in heart and brain function, along with normal growth
and development.

Most omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the diet come from
linoleic acid, found in vegetable oils such as corn oil. There are no
firm recommendations on how much omega-6 PUFAs people need, but at
present U.S. adults consume about 15 grams per day of linoleic acid.
But according to the Institute of Medicine, 17 grams per day and 12
grams a day are adequate for men and women, respectively.

Questions have been raised about whether omega-6 PUFAs might harm the
heart by promoting inflammation, because these fatty acids are the
building blocks of several types of inflammatory molecules. But some
very compelling scientific evidence based on biochemistry and
physiology show omega-6 fatty acids actually reduce inflammation, and
they also have well-documented effects in lowering cholesterol levels.

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

AHA researchers argue that eating less omega-6 has "conceptual and
biological limitations, especially if it leads to people cutting their
consumption of omega-6 fats rather than increasing their omega-3
intake.?

For many years I have long advocated increasing your omega-3 intake by
supplementing with a high quality animal-based supplement like krill
oil, however I presented at the American Academy of Anti Aging in
Orlando last month and heard a lecture by Life-Systems Engineering
Scientist Brian Peskin that really emphasized these concepts, which
are really in conflict with my previous understanding of fatty acid
physiology.

So I had dinner with Brian and read his book, "The Hidden Story of
Cancer", and believe that there are strong compelling elements of
science to his research. I am currently in the process of
investigating and validating his claims.

I have long stated that we need to decrease our total intake of
omega-6 fats, but Brian?s work got to rethink some of my positions on
this topic. There is no question you need to eliminate MUCH of the
omega-6 fats in your diet, but these are the processed fats that have
been refined and heated and become virtually useless, and even worse,
very harmful.

Brian?s theory is that we should have about equal or twice as many
parent omega-6 fats as parent omega-3 fats. So that would be LA and
ALA. This is still a relatively small amount of oil, and only amounts
to about 3 grams or four 750 mg capsules per day for a 150 pound
adult.

The central element to make this method even more successful though
would be to make sure you virtually eliminate ALL processed fats.
Since 90 percent of the money Americans spend on food is for processed
foods, this is a real challenge. However it remains a noble goal.

Many of Brian?s recommendations are virtually identical to mine with
the exception of the fatty acid element. He takes much of his
rationale from Otto Warburg, who was a German physician who won a
Nobel prize in the 30s for his work on the metabolism of cancer
cells.

It will take me some time to thoroughly evaluate Brian's "connecting-
the-dots" that no one has done, and when I conclude my analysis I will
report my findings to you.

continues with the usual n3/n6 ratios babbling and more at:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/05/12/Is-Omega-6-Mor
e-Important-Than-Omega-3.aspx

--------------------------------

Well, Mercola will have to learn that "Brian" is also strongly ANTI-
Omega-3-LC-PUFAs so it will cut his sales of the fish and krill oils.

Taka

http://www.brianpeskin.com/townsend.html


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