Hi all, If anyone can help me by suggesting sources, documents, books or websites that list amounts of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids from various foods, I'd really appreciate it. Flax seed oil is rich in fatty acids we need. That is the best apparently, and I'm sure other foods have them as well, but I don't have anything readily available that lists amounts, and that is what I'm looking for. Also some people are allergic to flax, and it has a laxative effect so isn't always suitable. An aside: >From my recent reading - apparently cooking with oils or heat extraction turns "good oils" into harmful substances. Regarding my previous post re article about rats becoming very ill on canola oil fried foods - - looks like same is true for humans, but it isn't that it is canola oil, it may very well be all cooked oils really do damage, especially to the heart. Imagine if this is the truth: then, this is a big problem because nearly ALL oils are heat extracted in supermarket and restaurants. And those that aren't are often used to COOK WITH !! I don't have conclusions yet, but recent reading doesn't sound encouraging. This would explain why there is such a drastic rise in heart disease in 80 years here in USA - we used to have low heart disease rates, now it is quite high. Additionally not just increase in cooked oils worsens, but simultaneously, there is nutritional deficiency on rise of NEEDED fats in diet, so not one but two factors in consumption of fats has seriously injured the health of people. Recent survey also shows 80% of people in USA are nutritionally deficient in essential fatty acids...which are obtained primarily through raw fatty foods. regards, roberta [log in to unmask]