Showing posts with label omega-6 to omega-3 ratio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label omega-6 to omega-3 ratio. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
38 g of sardines or 2 fish oil softgels? Let us look at the numbers
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The bar chart below shows the fat content of 1 sardine (38 g) canned in tomato sauce, and 2 fish oil softgels of the Nature Made brand. (The sardine is about 1/3 of the content of a typical can, and the data is from Nutritiondata.com. The two softgels are listed as the “serving size” on the Nature Made bottle.) Both the sardine and softgels have some vegetable oil added; presumably to increase
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Nuts by numbers: Should you eat them, and how much?
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Nuts are generally seen as good sources of protein and magnesium. The latter plays a number of roles in the human body, and is considered critical for bone health. Nuts are also believed to be good sources of vitamin E. While there is a lot of debate about vitamin E’s role in health, it is considered by many to be a powerful antioxidant. Other than in nuts, vitamin E is not easily found in foods
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