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EFA Overload??


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Posted by: danchubbz

I'm trying to increase my fat intake but also trying to reduce bf so need it to be from good fats.

At the moment I take 3 EFA's caps a day, which is the max amount to take a day according to the instructions but that only gives me about 3g's of fat!

I also have a handful of almonds a day (approx 15g's) and obvioulsy I get from from other pieces of food but not much at all because my diet is really clean.

Anyway my question is, is it ok to take more efa caps than what the instructions say to boost up my intake?


Posted by: DOMS

If the caps contain only EFAs, and it fits into your diet, I don't see any reason why it would be detrimental to you.

I should also not that, depending on your diet, there's any number of non-supplemental ways you could boost your EFAs.


Posted by: Malley

Like you are doing with almonds and also add some live oil now and then. Like I said ask Jodi her diet amazes me!


Posted by: danchubbz

cheers guys, olive oil and salad nice?

might sound like a dumb question 2 many but I've never tried it!!!!


Posted by: Malley

Olive oil and salad works fine. I normally just throw a tbsp into my shakes. That is if I have casein, because I dont use fat for pre or post workouts. And thats about the only time I use my whey is post and pre.


Posted by: DOMS

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Originally Posted by danchubbz View Post
cheers guys, olive oil and salad nice?

might sound like a dumb question 2 many but I've never tried it!!!!
Try olive oil & apple vinegar. They taste great together!


Posted by: Malley

No kidding? Wow I hate vinegar! Does apple vinegar taste that much different.


Posted by: danchubbz

never heard of apple vinegar, maybe they don't sell it in the UK!!!

All other suggestions welcome though.


Posted by: Malley

Just throw a tbsp of olive oil into your shakes.


Posted by: DOMS

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Originally Posted by Double D View Post
No kidding? Wow I hate vinegar! Does apple vinegar taste that much different.
I use an organic apple vinegar and it tastes great. It's not like regular vinegar.

The combination of olive oil, apple vinegar, and raisins turns an otherwise blah salad into something pretty tasty. I actually look forward to eating salads now. Heck, I just ate one an hour ago.


Posted by: IainDaniel

I think DOMS is refering to ACV apple cider vinegar. Olive oil and ACV are great together.

Your EFA supp is it a 3-6-9 supp, or just an omega 3 supp?


Posted by: danchubbz

its a 3,6,9 supp.


Posted by: IainDaniel

6 to 9 caps a day would be as much as I would take. Personally if I were you from looking at your diet, I would just supplement with an omega 3 supp. ideally you want to have around a 3:1 ratio of omega 6mega 3


Posted by: Bakerboy

Balsamic vinegar and olive oil is also very good on salads
avocodos and cashews and dried cranberries are also great on salads.

Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, red cabbage, fresh garlic, apple slices, avocodo, cashews and cranberries... with balsamic vinegarete and a squeeze of lemon and parsley...yum yum.


Posted by: DOMS

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Originally Posted by Bakerboy View Post
Balsamic vinegar and olive oil is also very good on salads
avocodos and cashews and dried cranberries are also great on salads.

Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, red cabbage, fresh garlic, apple slices, avocodo, cashews and cranberries... with balsamic vinegarete and a squeeze of lemon and parsley...yum yum.
Balsamic anything is great. The chicken on my salad was made using a Balsamic marinade.

Did you know that what you buy in the store isn't really Balsamic vinegar? The real stuff costs about $200 per ounce.


Posted by: IainDaniel

Yep cheap balsamic vinger has brown sugar or caramel added to it. The good stuff takes 10 plus years of aging and should only be grapes, hence the reason you pay for it.


Posted by: Bakerboy

Yeah I have never had the real high quality stuff but I would love to!
http://www.balsamic.com/pages/balsamic_article2.htm


Posted by: DOMS

I swear, on fufu's life, that within two years I'll purchase some true balsamic vinegar.


Posted by: Luke95

There was a 2 months period where I was consuming around 4-5k Kcals.... and 90% of my fat came from fish oil caps. (the lowest Hg ones out there...)


Posted by: danchubbz

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Originally Posted by IainDaniel View Post
6 to 9 caps a day would be as much as I would take. Personally if I were you from looking at your diet, I would just supplement with an omega 3 supp. ideally you want to have around a 3:1 ratio of omega 6mega 3

So u need 3 times more omega6 than 3 do u?

Might get a seperate omega 6 supp as well as an all-in-one then.


Posted by: IainDaniel

you already get a significant amount of omega 6 from your diet. An omega 3 supp is all you need. Most diets lack in omega 3


Posted by: danchubbz

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Originally Posted by IainDaniel View Post
you already get a significant amount of omega 6 from your diet. An omega 3 supp is all you need. Most diets lack in omega 3
Cheers for the advice mate.



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