flax seed oil vs. the rest - Anabolic Steroids

Reverend Satan · #1 (**permalink**) 03-26-2005, 07:36 PM

Is flax seed oil really that much better for your health and bodybuilding goals than say coconut oil, olive oil or fish oil?

Blown_SC · #2 (**permalink**) 03-26-2005, 07:52 PM

Hotly debated, it comes down to personal preference.......

I prefer to incorporate a number of fat sources in my diet: Flax, Olive oil, Natty PB.... and Udo's Oil, which incorporates Flax, Sunflower, Sesame, Coconut, Evening Primrose Oil, Rice Germ & Bran Oil, etc....

A good read is: "Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill" by Udo Erasmus.

Here is a good post by Zoldian, re: Flax vs. Fish Oil:

"I constantly read people saying that fish oil is superior to flax oil because it's a direct source of EPA and DHA. The fact of the matter is that fish oils are not superior to flax oil. A very seldom mentioned fact in most articles advocating the use of fish oil, is that EPA and DHA can actually be manufactured by healthy cells from the Omega 3 EFA alpha-linolenic acid (LNA) which is abundantly found in flax seeds. If a person has no Omega 3's in their body but takes 2 tablespoons of flaxseed oil each day, of which 50% is LNA, their body can make approximatly 380mg of EPA, which is what 3-5 large capsules of fish oil will supply. The advantage is that EPA made by our body is fresher. LNA-containing seeds and oils are available in fresher conditions than fish oils because they are simpler to produce (less processing). They are also more stable, and less likely to contain toxic ingredients like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's)."