Study links omega-3s to improved brain structure, cognition at midlife

Re:Study links omega-3s to improved brain structure, cogniti... by luqtas on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:09AM (#33117318)

it hurts to read, but how about the ethical if you care… AND the poor-human way? flaxseeds and chia are cheap for what they provide! and dirt cheap if you have time & possibility to buy directly from a farmer

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Re:Study links omega-3s to improved brain structure, cogniti... by nordsieck on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:12AM (#33117342)

> flaxseeds and chia are cheap for what they provide!

My understanding is that the Omega-3 from these is not particularly bio-avaiable compared to fish/krill oil.

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Re:Study links omega-3s to improved brain structure, cogniti... by luqtas on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:22AM (#33117413)

yeah… so just eat more! less than 4 spoons should be enough.

and having only ALA and not EPA/DHA as source of omega-3 will slowly lead to your body be more efficient at transforming (ALA to EPA/DHA)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6835948/

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/100/suppl_1/449S/45766...

and there is plenty of educative websites searching for “vegan” and omega-3 sources…

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Re:Study links omega-3s to improved brain structure, cogniti... by ackfoobar on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:11AM (#33117335)

I read somewhere that those omega-3s from seeds are less effective than those in fish, as a conversion step is needed.

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Re:Study links omega-3s to improved brain structure, cogniti... by luqtas on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:12AM (#33117341)

and please Luqtas, adopt any poor children at early age and let them eat books and consume any type of scientific podcast and feel how they build up!

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