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Re:What's the Deal with Fish Oil? by techiferous on Thursday December 17, 2009 @01:00AM (#1000514)
Walnuts.
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Re:What's the Deal with Fish Oil? by silentbicycle on Thursday December 17, 2009 @08:47AM (#1000984)
The deal with fish oil is walnuts?
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Re:What's the Deal with Fish Oil? by light3 on Thursday December 17, 2009 @05:51PM (#1002132)
'Walnuts are also an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnuts
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Re:What's the Deal with Fish Oil? by moe on Thursday December 17, 2009 @06:40PM (#1002205)
Walenuts.
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Re:What's the Deal with Fish Oil? by ptuzla on Friday December 18, 2009 @06:32AM (#1002958)
The discussion about flaxseed oil holds for walnuts, too. The type of omega-3 in walnuts is called alpha-linolenic acid, or ALA which is widely believed to be not as beneficial as EPA and DHA for the human body.
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