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Flaxseed oil doesn't convert well to DHA

A study by Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada showed a dietary source of DHA and EPA are superior to the supplementation of flaxseed ALA in raising DHA / EPA levels.

Flax oil supplementation resulted in an increase in alpha-LNA and a slight decrease in the ratio of AA/EPA, while fish oil supplementation resulted in increases in EPA, DHA and total omega-3 fatty acids and a decrease in the AA/EPA ratio to values seen in the Japanese population.

This data suggest that in order to increase levels of EPA and DHA in adults with ADHD, and decrease the AA/EPA ratio to levels seen in high fish consuming populations, high dose fish oil may be preferable to high dose flax oil. Reorod Nutr Dev. 2005 Sep-Oct;45(5):549-58.

Comments by Flax Council of Canada on Conversion of LNA

LNA is converted to the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, particularly EPA and docosapentaenoic acid (DPA).7 Efficiency of Conversion of LNA . Conversion of LNA to EPA in humans reportedly ranges from a low of 0.2% to a high of 8%.7,10 The 40-fold difference in these conversion rates may be due to differences in study they admit.
The fact that LNA conversion to EPA, DPA, and DHA is affected by gender, smoking, and diet suggests that people differ in their metabolic capacity for LNA conversion. Clearly, LNA conversion is more complex than was originally thought. Studies are needed to determine the diet and lifestyle patterns that enhance LNA conversion to the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids.
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