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-is there a specific ratio of omega 3's you need dependent on your fat intake? or is more generally better?
-Also it sounds like having a much higher DHA:EPA ratio than in most fish oils is beneficial. any thoughts?
from an article on T-Nation(don't hate) TESTOSTERONE NATION - FLAMEOUT!
-Also it sounds like having a much higher DHA:EPA ratio than in most fish oils is beneficial. any thoughts?
from an article on T-Nation(don't hate) TESTOSTERONE NATION - FLAMEOUT!
I'm sure you've all heard of DHA and EPA, which are two of the omega-3 fatty acids researchers are most interested in. They're simply elongated and desaturated versions of alpha-linoleic acid.
Unfortunately, every fatty acid supplement we're aware of contains a lot more EPA than DHA because fish naturally contain more EPA than DHA.
That's fine for women because the biosynthesis of DHA is a lot higher in women than it is in men. Most researchers think it has to do with sex hormones, presumably estrogens. A strong stimulus with estrogens in lab subjects induces an increase in DHA status, while a Testosterone stimulus induces a decrease in DHA.
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DHA, in addition to having a anti-arrhythmic effect, reduces blood pressure and according to at least one study, even increases HDL (the good cholesterol) by 29% while EPA reduces it by 6.7%!