On Tue, 16 May 2000, Wally Day wrote:

> This blurb came to me in another newsletter:
>
> > Good Fats
> >
> > Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Corn, safflower, sunflower,
> > canola, flaxseed, and cotton seed oils, fatty
> > fish, almonds, walnuts, peanut butter, soybeans,
> > spinach, and mustard greens
>
> Spinach? Mustard greens? I thought these were pretty
> much fat-free foods. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

These foods, spinach and mustard greens, have a good ratio of w-3
to w-6 fats, but the amounts involved are very small.  But as Ken
pointed out, some of the other fats listed should not be regarded
as good sources of w-3 at all, because their w-6 content is so
high.  I agree with Ken that this newsletter is not to be
trusted.

Todd Moody
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