fromThe way health claims about food are regulated is changing

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Great article and great comments...
* E/ G+ L4 I4 {) E9 v. oNot being a doctor nor a scientist, I can only comment on my own research and personal experience.  z' G% ]9 m/ ?* f% }  F9 u5 a
I have taken fish oil in the past in an attempt to lower cholesterol as recommended by some in the medical field.8 b  ?$ [) r# r2 i( |
The fish oil, taken for over a year had little or no effect on my numbers.& m4 \3 m6 d; K6 S: S
I began using a proprietary blend of Chia (www.mykindofgrain.com), a plant based whole raw food with 3000mg ALA in a serving (short chain omega3's). * Q0 j( R* M$ [4 _  x" I3 b
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In less than 6 months, my cholesterol was reduced by 30 points. All other factors remaining the same. This product was also tested against a leading statin and matched the results in a 3 month study.# \$ b: n- I7 J; ?$ o5 H* \

9 Q2 |; ?) c- @8 H8 VAnother difference that I learned from my research into this topic is that ALA, after consumed, converts to DHA/EPA. The only difference being that your body is doing the conversion as opposed to the fish...
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Regulators can say what they want and label as they see fit but everyone should keep in mind that the plant based Omegas are a serious threat to the fish oil industry (trillion dollar industry?) and there will be some serious lobbying to keep it that way!
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Feel free to email me at seanphannigan@fastmail.fm to discuss further...

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For myself, I have found that unscrupulous suppliers "overlook" the fact that short-chain vegetable omega-3 oils do not provide the desired metabolic effect of the fish oil derivitive. I am also aware that some hen egg producers feed their chickens on fish oils to increase egg DHA - unfortuneately the egg ends up with a fishy "whiff".3 ]( |1 o5 K/ e, D
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Labelling is needed so that we the customers a'int fooled!

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