Fish oils vs. eggs

[Guest guest]

" What is especially important for vegetarian diets, is the

eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) + docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) content of

these eggs. When hens are fed flax seed, the richest plant source of

alpha-linolenic fatty acid (ALA) in the North American diet, they

break down some of the ALA into the two desirable fatty acids, making

their eggs excellent sources of both EPA and DHA "

 

One of my patients sent this to me.. I wonder could this compete at

all with fish oil supplementation (for EPA & DHA)? Does anyone know

how much EPA/DHA such an egg would have?

 

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[Guest guest]

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> " What is especially important for vegetarian diets, is the

 

> One of my patients sent this to me.. I wonder could this compete at

> all with fish oil supplementation (for EPA & DHA)? Does anyone know

> how much EPA/DHA such an egg would have?

>

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Additionally, does anyone know how such an egg would be vegetarian?

 

Brian C. Allen

[Guest guest]

Different egg farms are claiming their eggs contain from 150-350 mg DHA per egg.

The amount of DHA/EPA differs according to the size of the egg and whether the

hen was fed flaxseed or algae. These eggs, just like any other eggs, are

OVO-VEGETARIAN. The only way for VEGANS to get adequate DHA is to take a

supplement derived from microalgae, and the only company I know of that makes

these supplements without gelatin is NuTru, which sells a DHA supplement called

O-Mega-Zen, which can be purchased here: http://veganessentials.com/ and

http://www.nutru.com/index.htm

 

< wrote: " What is especially important for

vegetarian diets, is the

eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) + docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) content of

these eggs. When hens are fed flax seed, the richest plant source of

alpha-linolenic fatty acid (ALA) in the North American diet, they

break down some of the ALA into the two desirable fatty acids, making

their eggs excellent sources of both EPA and DHA "

 

One of my patients sent this to me.. I wonder could this compete at

all with fish oil supplementation (for EPA & DHA)? Does anyone know

how much EPA/DHA such an egg would have?

 

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[Guest guest]

, Jamie Koonce

<untothewholeperson> wrote:

The only way for VEGANS to get adequate DHA is to take a supplement derived from

microalgae, and the only company I know of that makes these supplements without

gelatin is NuTru, which sells a DHA supplement called O-Mega-Zen, which can be

purchased here: http://veganessentials.com/ and http://www.nutru.com/index.htm

 

Jamie

 

Thanks for the info. that supplement looks quite promising. If it really works

as

described, it may well solve a pressing problem for vegans. However I am not

sure the

point about the supposed negative effects of fish (and by implication, high

omega eggs)

vis a vis saturated fat is correct. Hopefully Paul Bergner will chime in here.

Humans have

definitely been omnivores for all of evolution and I sometimes get the idea that

when

vegans figure out another clever way to avoid killing animals (which I applaud),

it

somehow proves the opposite. As he has pointed out, one of the most unhealthy

societies

on earth is vegetarian India. And not merely with regard to filth and squalor

leading to

infectious diseases but dietarily induced chronic illness as well. Even if one

can obtain a

vegan source of DHA that actually works (and this idea does excite me as I would

prefer to

avoid fish due to heavy metals, eggs get boring real quick and fish oil

supplements leav

eme concerned), we are left with another pressing issue. Diets that use soy as

the primary

source of protein result in severe mineral deficiencies due to the interference

between

phytic acid and mineral absorption plus a typical (though not necessary) lack of

certain key

minerals (ca, fe, zn) in the vegan diet. the exception is the use of tempeh.

but tofu and

soy flour are the main culprits.