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[farla]

I'm having trouble parsing reality.

The ideal ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 is known to be somewhere below 4:1, with evidence suggesting it's 1:1 and, because the majority of modern food has a ratio above that, you should ideally aim for something more in the range of 1:2+. Additionally, there are a lot more problems with an excess of omega 6 than omega 3. This does not stop the margerine we bought from telling us it has the ideal ratio of omega 6 to omega 3, which is somehow 6:1. I am not sure how that was legal and I am sure whatever the answer is will profoundly depress me. I am not even sure now what on earth the correct answer is because for all I know, all the other people are lying too.

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[wintersheir]

possibly the margarine was quoting a different/older study? I hope? o_o;; now I feel like looking at my food at home... apparently some people are eating 30:1 omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid content anyway, so there's probably some leeway.

[farla.livejournal.com]

apparently some people are eating 30:1 omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid content anyway, so there's probably some leeway
It should also be remembered some people are dying of heart attacks at forty.

Put it this way: you know how there are health risks to eating a lot of beef? Corn-fed beef is 10:1 That's more than enough to kill you.