July 26, 2024

Hidden Sources of Omega-6 Fats

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Corn fed animals are a source of omega-6 PUFA. 

Hidden sources of omega-6 fat PUFA can be from bioengineered GMO food sources including those fed to animals that we then eat.

Cows, chickens, and fish fed corn make meat and fat that has excess omega-6 fat content compared to animals that are fed green grass pastures. Crawford MA, Lancet 1968 (1513) The same is true and for eggs from corn fed chickens. The eggs have 20X omega-6 compared to grass fed chicken eggs. (1514). Cultured (farmed) fish fed corn produce excess omega-6 fat and are deficient in omega-3 fat. (1513) When we eat the corn fed beef and chicken meat, and corn fed fish, they are yet another source of excess omega-6 fats (PUFA) that have been linked to chronic inflammation of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. (862, 864, 908, 934)

 

 

Corn fed animals are eating omega-6 fats in the corn they are fed. (1513) The omega-6 fats get incorporated into their meat and fat as non-natural omega-6 fat (omega-6 PUFA). Eating corn fed animals is another contributor to American excess levels of vegetable oils or omega-6 fat (omega-6 PUFA) in our bodies. Animals that have been fed corn, a food they cannot digest properly, and are not designed to eat, produce altered fat and omega-6 rich fat. Searing a steak from a corn-fed animal in a pan on the stove indoors reveals a rancid fat odor, likely due to the high amount of unstable rancid omega-6 fat content and other altered fats in the meat. The rancid odor of corn fed beef and chicken is less noticeable when they are cooked outside on the grill. The corn fed to the animals is number 2 corn, GMO corn, thus providing exposure to GMOs also.  

A cow is an herbivore designed to eat grass, not grain. Compared with grain-fed meat, grass-fed meats have 3X (3 times) more heart-friendly omega-3 EPA/DHA, 4X (4 times) more vitamin E and twice as much beta carotene. Grass fed meat is lower in saturated fat, total fat, and calories. Fats are key in our diets and are required for a healthy body, but they must be in the correct proportion. That natural proportion has been seriously changed due to the extensive grain feeding of livestock in the last 50 years. We are what we eat, and we need balance in what we consume. The only way to get the correct proportions is to choose grass-fed animal products. (908) 

 

Want to avoid the perils of excess omega-6 fat intake? 

 

 

 We suggest shopping on the perimeter of the grocery store. Local farmer’s markets are rich sources of healthy grass fed meats and fresh vegetables. 

• Mostly organic RAW veggies and a few fruits 
• 100% Grass fed meats 
• Meats should be “finished” for last 60 to 90 days on green grass pastures not brown grass or hay. Cows should never be fed corn or soy. 
• Green grass pasture raised chickens with cages moved daily to new pasture. (If chickens are given supplemental grains, select non-GMO sources.) 
• Wild caught fish with fins (non-GMO, no corn fed or farm raised fish) 
• Green grass pasture fed eggs 
• Raw whole milk products (grass fed) are best if dairy is included in nutrition. 
• Pure pasture fed (grass fed) heavy cream, not Half and Half 
• Non-homogenized dairy is best. 
• Avoid low fat products of any kind. 
• Avoid GMO beet and corn sugars, fake sugars and those labeled as “0 Calories”. 

*The authors have no financial affiliations. These are simply foods we have eaten. 

 

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The Road Map to Elite Performance or Pitiful Performance. 

 

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