Re: [cancercured] Omega 6 and 3 sources

Thanks, Nancy. I use olive oil regularly. I am allergic to nuts and
peanuts, so those oils are out.

ar

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 14:32:06 -0700, "Tad Winiecki"
<winiecki@pacifier.com> said:
>
> On Jun 30, 2008, at 7:11 PM, Arlyn Grant wrote:
>
> > I'm actually a bit concerned about getting enough omega 6. I'm
> > allergic
> > to most of the items omega 6 is found in.
>
> Arlyn- Most vegetable and nut sources of oil are very high in Omega 6
> oils compared to Omega 3 oils, that's why Flaxseed oil is so essential
> to balancing out the ratio of 6:3. Some values from websites, I
> wouldn't recommend using any of the vegetable oils except Flaxseed oil
> and coconut oil as per the Budwig diet-
>
> http://weightoftheevidence.blogspot.com/2006/10/omega-3-and-omega-6-

> food-sources.html
>
> Nut and Seed Oils amount in 100g LA is the Omega 6, ALA Omega 3,
> oils-
>
> Cashew Oil
> 16g LA (n-6)
> 0.4g ALA (n-3)
>
> Cashew
> 8.5g LA
> .068g ALA
>
> Chia seeds
> 5.79g LA
> 17.552g ALA
>
> Peanut Oil
> 29g LA (n-6)
> 1.1g ALA (n-3)
>
> Pumpkin SeedOil
> 51g LA (n-6)
> 0 ALA (n-3)
>
> Sesame Seed Oil
> 42g LA (n-6)
> 0.5g ALA (n-3)
>
> Sunflower Oil
> 53g LA (n-6)
> 0g ALA (n-3)
>
> Coconut Oil
> 3g LA (n-6)
> 0g ALA (n-3)
>
> Coconut
> .71g LA
> 0g ALA
>
> Flaxseed Oil
> 15g LA (n-6)
> 55g ALA (n-3)
>
> Olive Oil
> 9g LA (n-6)
> 0.7g ALA (n-3)
>
> Olives
> .85g LA
> .064g ALA
>
> Avocado Oil
> 12.5g LA (n-6)
> 1g ALA (n-3)
>
> Macadamia Nut Oil
> 1.5g LA (n-6)
> 1.5g ALA (n-3)
>
> Brazil nuts
> 27.35g LA
> .024g ALA
>
> http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C00001-01c20nr.html
> Vegetable Oils
>
> Corn Oil
> 57g LA (n-6)
> 0.8g ALA (n-3)
>
> Cottonseed Oil
> 48g LA (n-6)
> 0.4g ALA (n-3)
>
> Canola Oil
> 22g LA (n-6)
> 11g ALA (n-3)
>
> Soybean Oil
> 53g LA (n-6)
> 7g ALA (n-3)
>
> Walnut Oil
> 62g LA (n-6)
> 4g ALA (n-3)
>
> Wheat Germ Oil
> 54g LA (n-6)
> 7g ALA (n-3)
>
>
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>
>
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Arlyn Grant
arlynsg@123mail.org

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