Omega 3 or 6 for fish oil?

CJLMehu · 05-09-2008, 08:53 AM

Talked to a nutritionist at my gym yesturday and he said its better to take Omega 6 fish oil becuse its higher and you can get all thats in omega 3 from basic foods you would eat anyway. Anyone know?

Ian Coe · 05-09-2008, 08:57 AM

Are you sure you haven't got the 3 and 6 the wrong way around.

If he's a gym 'nutritionist' it wouldn't surprise he got it the wrong way around though

Monger · 05-09-2008, 09:03 AM

It's the exact opposite like Ian said... and where the hell do you get omega 6 fish oil at? You got your shit backwards dude.

oyaji poi · 05-09-2008, 09:16 AM

This is interesting to read. The article in the FAQ of this forum is pretty good too.

Fish oil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

cheath · 05-09-2008, 10:18 AM

That guy is full of shit. In the modern diet, the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 is anywhere between 15-1 and 20-1. In the environment humans evolved to live in, it was apx 2-1. REAL nutritionist researchers (not the guy who gave you that bad information) suggest a diet of 3-1 omega-3/oomega-6 is optimal.

So in short....don't increase your omega-6, you're already getting it. Increase omega-3.

Honra · 05-09-2008, 10:19 AM

Or just take Fish Oil so everything is covered??

SteMc · 05-09-2008, 11:24 AM

lol seems funny that theres a difference when the number is just the place of the double bond in the carbon chain

Cydewynder20 · 05-09-2008, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SteMc

lol seems funny that theres a difference when the number is just the place of the double bond in the carbon chain

I drove the FAIL-bus in highschool chemistry.

Wally Champ · 05-09-2008, 11:38 AM

Hilarious.