Thread: Sources of healthy fats

olive oil

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Olives/olive oil
Avocado
Nuts (Walnuts, Pecans, Peanuts, almonds, brazil nuts, cashews), nut butters and oils
Seeds (linseed/flax, sunflower seeds, seseme seeds) and their oils
Fatty fish (sardines, salmon, mackrel) and fish oils
Eggs (to a certain degree...)
A few other odd ones - hemp oil, Evening primrose oil etc...

Emma,

is that a general list or what you You personally would rate from best to worst?

i have a lot of Olive Oil & i also swap between Fish Oil & Cod Liver Oil (both Blackmores)

Originally Posted by BRW

Emma,

is that a general list or what you You personally would rate from best to worst?

i have a lot of Olive Oil & i also swap between Fish Oil & Cod Liver Oil (both Blackmores)

I would rate them as follows:
fatty fish/fish oils
Nuts/seeds (esp. walnuts and linseeds)
Olive oil
avocado
eggs
other.

The main issues in most modern diets is both an absolute and relative lack of omega-3 polyunsaturated fats. This means people are not only deficient in the fat in general, but that they also have really bad ratio's between their omega-3 and their omega-6 fatty acids.

Most people get omega-6 fats from their daily diets (grains, nuts/seeds, meats) but they don't get a lot of omega-3, so that is why I feel fatty fish and your high omega-3 nuts and seeds (walnuts and linseeds) are the most important.

After that, your other nuts/seeds and your olive oil and avocado's are your best ones as they have your other poly-unsaturated fats and your mono-unsaturated fats, both of which are important for your health.

Saturated fats are also important - but it is a rare individual that has to 'suppliment' to hit their daily requirements. Daily meat and eggs is usually more than sufficient.

You mean you can't get Saturated Fat pills?

May vegetarians have to supp Saturated Fats ?? maybe a silly question.