Polyunsaturated fats, like omega 6s can clearly contribute to problems in most people as nearly everyone consumes far too many omega 6 fats in their diets. GLA would be an exception to the omega 6 rule, but generally most of us obtain far too many vegetable oils in our diet.

Omega 9 fats, like those found in olive oil, are far safer.

What are the alternatives?

You could eat fish but you will want to be careful here as most fish is so high in mercury that even the federal government advises pregnant women to avoid it as 60,000 kids every year have brain damage from mercury exposure because their moms were eating fish.

Inexpensive options would be cod liver oil. I like the Carlson brand as they have a lemon flavored variety that tastes quite good.

You could also consume grass fed beef as it is very high in omega threes, far safer than fish and about the same price. We should be making that available on the site next week. Grass fed beef also has CLA which is an enormously helpful fat.

As an aside, I suspect that a good portion of the adverse effects of the fats above is also related to the fact that heated omega six fats frequently are converted to trans fat. If you haven't read Dr. Enig's excellent article on Trans Fat below please do to find out why you want to avoid these products.

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