----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Balzer
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 7:08 AM
Subject: [P-F] OOPS Re: [P-F] W-3's CORRECTION
> CORRECTION Now I'm home and have my books etc out, I see I stuffed up.
> Gamma-linolenic acid is baddy an W-6.
GLA is neither good nor bad. W-6's are essential as are W-3's. It is only
when the diet is composed of an unhealthy balance of these polyunsaturates
that problems occur. Demonizing a naturally occuring biochemical can lead
people to have distorted views about diet and nutrition. For example,
low-fat dieters often believe that having low total cholesteral and/or high
serum HDL is the ideal, when both of these conditions are not necessarily
preventative of heart disease.
Troy G.