Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Can anyone explain the difference between CLO and flax oil? I know one is from the fish and the other is vegetarian (ie flax) but which one is better for our kids? Thanks, in Oswego, IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 > > Can anyone explain the difference between CLO and flax oil? I know one is from the fish and the other is vegetarian (ie flax) but which one is better for our kids? Thanks, CLO is from fish, and typically contains vitamin A. It is Omega 3. Flax oil is from plants, and is Omega 3,6,9, altho not as absorbable as the Omega 3 from fish oil. Once I resolved my son's fat digestion/absorption problem, he does very well with flax oil. I have EFA links on my site http://www.asthmaworld.org/Essential_Fatty_acid.htm http://www.asthmaworld.org/EFA3.htm http://www.jacn.org/cgi/reprint/21/6/495.pdf http://goodfats.pamrotella.com/ Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 >-----Original Message----- >From: >[mailto: ]On Behalf Of Ken Maher > > >Can anyone explain the difference between CLO and flax oil? I know >one is from the fish and the other is vegetarian (ie flax) but >which one is better for our kids? Thanks, CLO is oil derived from the liver of cod fish. It's typically taken for its vitamin A and D content along with its EPA and DHA content. Flax oil is the oil from flax seeds. Flax oil is typically taken for it's omega 3 content, in hopes that the omega 3 (linolenic acid) will be converted to EPA and DHA. Hands down CLO is generally better for everyone for several different reasons. I've enunciated many of these reasons in several posts over the last few days. I also posted a response to a similar question about flax oil a few days ago which I'll paste below. Hoping this helps. A. The plant-based omega 3 and 6 fatty acids in flax seeds need to be converted to longer chain PUFA (polyunsatured fatty acids, a.k.a. EFA's) in order to have the biological activity that is the reason for supplementing them in the first place. MANY people cannot make this conversion effectively due to a myriad of reasons including genetic heritage (Inuit and some folks from Scandanavian countries and other areas of Northern Europe don't have the delta 6 desaturase enzyme that is *required* to convert the short chain PUFAs in plants to the long chain PUFAs found in fish body and liver oils). Thus, it's a crap shoot as to whether any given person will get the appropriate omega 3 benefit from flax seeds or oil. B. Flaxseeds are estrogenic, and thus should be consumed in moderation, if at all. Therefore, I think regular flax seed supplementation, especially if it's done for the omega 3 content, is a really bad idea. Having said that, using flax seeds on occassion is fine. Ground flax seeds are great for loose stools, for instance. But the seeds should be stored carefully to avoid peroxidation. I always keep a jar in the freezer and occassionally grind some up and add it to my dogs' food when one of them is having bowel issues. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- " The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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