On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 02:48:30 -0400, Adam Sroka <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Persephone wrote:
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>>On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 15:25:07 -0400, Adam Sroka <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>>Walnuts are mostly n-6. See here:
>>>http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/cijf/1999/00000050/00000003/
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>>Dear Adam,
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>>Quite true, but it is the *ratio* of omega-3's to omega-6's which makes
>>walnuts such a valuable food in this respect.
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>>Oily fish is great for EPA and DHA, walnuts are relatively rich in ALA
>>(all omega-3's, of course).
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>>I would not want to eliminate omega-6 fatty acids from my diet. It would
>>be nutritional suicide ;-)
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>>Thanks for the reference.
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>>Cheers,
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>>Persephone
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>I like walnuts myself. I was just trying to point out the inherent
>contradiction in your statement. You said that you try to limit the n-6.
>Eating walnuts is not a good way to do this. A serving contains about 14
>g of fat, about half of which is n-6. Two servings of walnuts would be
>all the n-6 you need for an entire day. A better choice might be
>macadamia nuts (More monounsaturates, less poly, and favorable n-6:n-3)

I take it that you mean this statement:

'I keep my omega-6's low and eat plenty of fatty fish and walnuts etc.'

which is pretty ambiguous, so perhaps I should have been more precise.
What I meant was that I try to keep my omega-6 intake low by comparison to
that ingested in the typical Western diet. Once again, it is the ratio
that counts.

I adore macadamia nuts but cannot always afford them as they are so very
expensive in this part of the world. Good fresh walnuts are little less
dear though hard to find. Imported nuts in general are of poor quality
where I live, and sadly, barring chestnuts, none grow on our island.

Thanks for the tip.

Cheers,

Persephone