Omega-3 Fatty Acids - For or Against?

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential. You have to consume them. Your body cannot make them. ALA is important for cardiovascular protection, but it does not help the brain. People who are vegans will get their ALA, but they won't necessarily get EPA or DHA. The wild fish is disappearing from the oceans. And that means eating wild fish. It turns out the fish don't make the omega-3s. The fish eat the algae. We get our omega-3S third hand. Farmed fish do not eat algae. They eat corn. Corn is very high in omega-6s. Omega-6s are pro-inflammatory. So omega-

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