XPost: alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian
From: Seum@nowhere.con
Derek wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:29:12 -0700, George Plimpton
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/10/2011 12:01 PM, Derek wrote:
>>> On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:03:26 +0100, Seum wrote:
>>>
>>>> Derek wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:03:38 +0100, Seum wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Greetings Everyone,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have been a vegetarian since 1972 and a vegan for the past 10 years.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Today I found these two groups and would like to know how the members
>>>>>> manage to get the right amounts of the omega 3, 6 and 9 in their food
>>>>>> intake.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>> Flax seeds will take care of your 3 and 6 requirements, and you'll
>>>>> produce your own 9s if you have enough of the first two. Buy them
>>>>> whole and grind only what you need to last for a couple of days. Store
>>>>> the ground seeds in the fridge, if you've ground too many for one
>>>>> day's requirements. I usually have between one and two table spoons a
>>>>> day. They're a particularly good source of dietary fibre as well.
>>>> Thank you Derek.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately I have an intolerance for flax seeds. I am a bit uncertain
>>>> about whether it is the same with flax seed oil. I'll look into that
>>>> soon. I get loads of fiber/fibre (take your pick) from whole grain
>>>> breads and even psyllium husk. I pay a lot of attention to websites like
>>>> MayoClinic.com, drweil.com, Linus Pauling Institute -
>>>> lpi.oregonstate.edu, etc
>>> You're over 70, but take heart because Donald Watson, founder of the
>>> vegan society, was striding up mountains well into his 90s. But
>>> anyway, aging vegans do have certain problems converting the short
>>> chain fatty acids found in linseed and walnuts to the long chain omega
>>> 3 acids, and so you might try opting for a more direct source of this
>>> fatty acid by taking in some blue-green algae supplements instead.
>> Or, he might just come to his senses and begin eating wild-caught salmon
>> and other animal protein sources high in omega-3.
>
> Fish oil supplements 'don't help the elderly',” the Daily Mail
> reported. It said a study has found that people aged 70 to 80 who took
> fish oil supplements for two years did not perform any better in
> memory and concentration tests than those who took a placebo.
> http://tinyurl.com/3xckckt
Thank you Derek and MrSmartypants. You are the only sane voices here.
Keep up your good work and ignore the loonies :-)
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