Yes the Arachidonic Acid thread was posted by me, so i'll clarify a few points and fallacies ITT.
First, that source is absolutely horrible. I had a nosey around on the site and found this
So basically, no meat (fish, beef, chicken, turkey and more are explicitly stated), no milk, no eggs, nothing.
Then I read this:
And now I want to cry. This guy has ZERO clinical nutritional knowledge and is likely just reading the abstract without considering other factors. I do like the fact he tries to use science to his favour; it's just slightly sad that he's not very good at it.
Anywho, back to AA.
Many of the studies he used cited diets VERY high in AA content (up to 25% of total fat content), whereas we use a mere 250
mg per capsule. Moreover, when taken as outlined in the Arachidonic Acid thread, you reduce the amount of Ara that creates harmful eicosanoids AND you are more likely to shuttle it to skeletal muscle as opposed to elsewhere.
Now, for the studies to back my position:
Healthy men supplemented 200mg/d of AA for 16 days, then
1.5g/d from days 16-65 (50 days inclusive) which promoted PGE2 and LTb4 synthesis but did not alter TNF-a, many of the interleukins or other really harmful pro-inflammatory cytokines.
And this is without following our recommendations for including Carnitine AND an emulsifier.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11745-998-0187-9
An increase in PGE2 also decreases other cytokine production, and thus further contributes to the "muscle building" effects.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11745-998-0187-9
It is very important you take what he says with a bit of context - he is referring to people (even if unknowingly) who have a severe imbalance between n6 and n3 intake that stems from the diet, not a 1g supplemental intake of AA.
In any case, we do not recommend AA for those with pre-existing inflammatory conditions, including things like Asthma.