{"id":68667,"date":"2024-06-18T13:27:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T18:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=68667"},"modified":"2024-06-18T13:27:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T18:27:40","slug":"omega-3-as-psychiatric-elixir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=68667","title":{"rendered":"Omega-3 as Psychiatric Elixir?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Omega-3 as Psychiatric Elixir?<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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We have an omega-6 problem.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t even enjoy the complementary tortilla chips at a Mexican restaurant anymore \u2014 my favorite thing about the whole experience \u2014 without wondering what I\u2019m doing to myself for the sake of mouth pleasure.<\/p>\n

Via\u00a0Missouri Medicine<\/a>\u00a0(emphasis added):<\/p>\n

\u201cMarine omega-3s have been consumed by our ancestors for millions of years. Estimates indicate that during the Paleolithic era, the intake of the marine omega-3s eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was approximately 660\u201314,250 mg\/day,\u00a0compared to just 100\u2013200 mg\/day today.\u00a0Furthermore,\u00a0the omega-6\/3 ratio has increased from around 4:1 during Paleolithic times to 20:1 today<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Over the last 100 years, the intake of the omega-6 fat linoleic acid in the United States has more than doubled<\/strong>.\u00a0This is primarily due to the increased consumption of omega-6 rich seed oils, such as soybean, corn, and safflower oil, the latter two having an omega-6\/3 ratio of approximately 60:1 and 77:1, respectively. Additionally, since the 1950s, there has been an approximate 2.5-fold increase in linoleic acid stored in adipose tissue in the United States.\u00a0The increase in the omega-6\/3 ratio has paralleled the rise in numerous autoimmune, inflammatory, and allergic diseases. Omega-3s are utilized by the body to resolve and lower inflammation, whereas omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids are primarily used for increasing inflammation<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Everyone who cherishes the gifts of the internet likely remembers Trigglypuff, the college student, probably a Women\u2019s and Gender Studies major, flapping her blubber with gusto and divine indignation at some long-forgotten crime against Social Justice\u2122 committed by long-forgotten troll Milo Yiannopoulos.<\/p>\n

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