Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Fish Oil vs Flax Seed Oil

I've seen a number of variations on Fish Oil versus Flax Seed Oil, and I think the most best answer is to use whichever one (or neither, or algae) suits you best. However, looking at this metabolic pathway chart, I agree that

fish oil is a superior source of omega-3's since it is already in an active form upon ingestion.

In fact, that metabolic chart explains both of these "contradictory" results: ALA is the left side with all of the inflammatory agents (hmm, needs COX2 inhibitors), while flax is upper right (fish lower right) with the anti-inflammatory agents.

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