Re: FITNESS: Diet and Exercise

From: Damien Sullivan (phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu)
Date: Mon Apr 14 2003 - 21:39:51 MDT

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    On Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 08:04:13PM -0500, Brian Atkins wrote:
    > gts wrote:
    > >
    > >The omega-3 from cold-water ocean fish helps to offset the modern imbalance
    > >of omega-3 and omega-6.
    > >
    >
    > I'll just chime in here again and say that from what I've read, properly
    > fed (i.e. paleo) and exercised animals ranging from cows to wild game
    > all have similarly excellent amounts and ratios of Omega 3. Fish are not

    I don't know how they compare to salmon, but yes, diet makes a big difference
    in the animals. Grass-fed beef has better ratios. My eggs are usually
    Eggland's Best, which claims more omega-3 (and less cholesterol and more
    vitamin E) from their chickens' diet. When I dipped into reading nutrition
    journals I saw some study on pigs fed... I forget what, but some non-standard
    diet, and ending up with better fat ratios. I think they then fed those pigs
    to humans, to verify that the distribution propagated. For fats, apparently
    you really are what you eat...

    -xx- Damien X-)

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