Posts tagged: essential fatty acids

Dec 27 2009

Omega, The Good Fat

These essential fatty acids, there are saturated or saturated fatty acids called essential fatty acids and no saturated or unsaturated also known as fatty acids. Unsaturated fats are divided again into two, mono-unsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and unsaturated fatty acids or polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs).

Furthermore, these PUFAs consisting of Omega 3 alpha linolenic acid, and alpha linolenic acid Omega 6. Omega depends on the chemical composition of atoms bound to a specific location. For example, Omega 3 means the bond rangkapnya on the third group of atoms. And so on. Then, what foods are rich in Omega 3 or Omega 6? See explanation below:

Compulsory Consumed

You can comsumed Omega 3 is by eating green vegetables. Although not as much as the amount contained in a marine fish species such as tuna, salmon, and herring mackarel. Meanwhile, Omega 6 nutritious substances you can get from red meat, which has enriched eggs (chickens were given feed livestock in the form of seeds which contain unsaturated fatty acids such), coconut oil and corn oil. In order to reap the benefits, you need to consume some 3000mg/week. Dr. Diana with a single piece of fish per day. Type of fish you can mutually so as not to get bored.

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