OK, I'm looking for a wonderful education from you wise folks about Omega 3's. Here's my meager understanding:
We are deficient in 2 kinds, EPA and DHA. The best sources of both are fish oil/cod liver oil. Kids, especially, need DHA for brain development.
ALA comes from plant sources, and we are typically not deficient. Sources are flax oil/seed.
My questions:
Is all of the above info accurate? Are there other kinds? Are ratios of EPA/DHA important? Anything else you can teach me?
TIA!
We are deficient in 2 kinds, EPA and DHA. The best sources of both are fish oil/cod liver oil. Kids, especially, need DHA for brain development.
ALA comes from plant sources, and we are typically not deficient. Sources are flax oil/seed.
My questions:
Is all of the above info accurate? Are there other kinds? Are ratios of EPA/DHA important? Anything else you can teach me?
TIA!
