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What is Omega 3 and omega 6?

April 26, 2017essential fatty acids fish oil supplements fish oils Omega omega 3 supplements

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What is Omega 3 and omega 6?

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Omega 3 is alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Normally, your body converts ALA into EPA and then into DHA. Food source of Omega 3 You can choose to get your EFA’s from a fish oil supplement or from whole foods. Here are some choices: Fresh fish from cold, deep oceans-mackeral, tuna, herring, flounder, sardines, salmon, rainbow trout, basslinseed oil flaxseeds and flaxseed oil cod liver oil black currant and pumpkin seeds shrimp oysters soybeans walnuts wheat germ fresh sea vegetables like seaweed Omega 6 is linolenic acid/gamma linolenic acid(GLA). Linolenic acid can be converted into GLA.