Persephone wrote:

>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/ar
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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)