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From:	Just Me (67.137.157.170)
Subject:	Re: omega 3 and 6
Date:	February 2, 2012 at 12:35 pm PST

In Reply to: omega 3 and 6 posted by lynda goddard on February 2, 2012 at 12:04 pm:

It doesn't (what she says does not affect 80-10-10).

Dr. Graham has said,

"A diet predominated by fruits that supplies 3-5% of calories from tender green leafy vegetables provides sufficient quantities of our various EFAs in proper ratios to each other. We in the raw movement should know that issues with omega 3 and omega 6 ratios are really a cooked-food eater's problem."

Read Chapter 7 of the 80-10-10 Diet, "Essential and Nonessential Fats," and this will tell you all you need to know.

Particularly,

"Scientists generally accept that early man consumed omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids in roughly a 1:1 ratio. This happens to be the same ratio of essential fatty acids found in the human brain. . . . This quantity of both EFAs is easily obtained through the consumption of whole fresh fruts and vegetables, with the occasional addition of nuts and seeds. . . . On a 2,000 calorie 80/10/10 diet, we could obtain recommended levels of EFAs with the following:

-Breakfast: 1.5 lbs if mangos and 12 oz. blueberries
-Lunch: 44 oz. of bananas
-Dinner: 1 lb. of oranges, 1 lb. of romaine lettuce, and 8 oz. of tomatoes.

According to the USDA nutrient database, this meal plan provides 1.3 grams of ALA and 1.4 grams of LA. This maintains the 1:1 ratio and supplies the minimum necessary EFAs without including any overt fats at all. Including healthful (very small) amounts of overt fats will ensure your needs are met."

Hope that answers your questions.

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