On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Richard Geller wrote:

> Obviously some paleo people lived on fish. But just as obviously many didn't
> and certainly most  didn't live on cold water fish, right?

Right.  And the best marine sources of w-3 fats are cold water
fish.

> So the question is how paleo people got their omega 3 fatty acids. I think
> most people in this group would agree that was either 1) body fats and organ
> meat from animals, or 2) insects perhaps (not sure of their fat composition
> though) or 3) leafy green veggies (there was a thread about purslane's omega
> 3 fatty acid content a while back) or 4) seeds

I vote for organ meats, especially brains.  They would have been
the most readily available source.  Some leafy greens, such as
purslane, have good omega rations, but the absolute amounts are
very small indeed.

Todd Moody
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