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Foods Rich in Omega 3 Fatty Acids
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Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in the following foods:
Vegetarian Sources:
| Common name | Linnaean name |
|---|---|
| Chia Seed or Chia Sage | Salvia hispanica |
| Kiwifruit or Chinese Gooseberry | Actinidia chinensis |
| Acai Palm Fruit | |
| Perilla or Shisho | Perilla frutescens |
| Flax Seeds or Linseed | Linum usitatissimum |
| Lingonberry or Cowberry | Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
| Camelina or Gold-of-Pleasure | Camelina sativa |
| Purslane or Portulaca | Portulaca oleracea |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis |
| Butternuts | Juglans cinerea |
| Walnuts | Juglans regia |
| Pecan nuts | Carya illinoinensis |
| Hazel nuts | Corylus avellana |
| Hemp and linseed |
Dairy / Meats:
| Common name | Comments |
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| Eggs | Eggs produced by chickens fed a diet of greens and insects produce higher levels of n−3 fatty acids (mostly ALA) than chickens fed corn or soybeans. In addition to feeding chickens insects and greens, fish oils may be added to their diet to increase the amount of fatty acid concentrations in eggs. |
| Wild-caught Cold-water Fish | A study published in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association reports that the popular farm-raised fish known as tilapia and cat fish may actually harm your heart, due to the low levels of healthy omega-3 fatty acids and high levels of unhealthy omega-6 fatty acids. This combination could be particularly bad for patients with heart disease, arthritis, asthma and other diseases involving overactive inflammatory responses. There is evidence that you may harm yourself by eating farmed tilapia and catfish. |
| Meat |
Beef: The n−6 to n−3 ratio of grass-fed beef is about 2:1, making it a more useful source of n−3 than grain-fed beef, which usually has a ratio of 4:1. Lamb: Commercially available lamb is almost always grass-fed, and subsequently higher in n−3 than other common meat sources. Chicken: The omega-3 content of chicken meat may be enhanced by increasing the animals' dietary intake of grains such as flax, chia, and canola. |
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