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The Quest For the Best N6:N3 Ratio. Swine Study Suggests: 5:1 is Healthy, 1:1 Will Also Cut Fat and Build Muscle

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 Yes, this study is about omega-3s, but it is not about the beneficial effects of fish oil. Ok, I see you are totally excited, so I am not going to beat around the bush for long: According to a soon-to-be-published study from the Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Healthy Livestock, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture at the Chinese Academy of Sciences  a 5:1 ratio of n-6:n3 (as in omega-6 to omega-3) is good enough to keep pigs healthy. Kicking out another couple of grams of omega-6 fatty acids, on the other hand, had pretty intriguing effects on the body composition of the ninety-six male cross-bred (Large White£ Landrace) pigs who happened to weigh about as much as an average human being (another advangate, of swine - HED calculations are not necessary; learn more ). Did you know that pigs are opportunistic omnivores just like us and provide a better model of human metabolism than our little, furry remote cousins with the big round eyes and the lo...
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High Dose Omega-3 for Fat Loss? With 90% Lower Body Fat EPA Takes The Lead, DHA Second, ALA Distant Third... in Rats on Cornstarch or High Fat + High Sugar Diets

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For Neo in the Matrix (courtesy of Warner Bros. ) the choice was comparably easy. He had only two pills! You, however got to chose between ALA, EPA, DHA and, believe it or not, taking no pill at all! I guess, those of you who are curious about the whereabouts of "your's truly" Adelfo Cerame Jr. will be disappointed to hear that he is currently so overwhelmed with clients and other duties that we have decided to turn the weekly contest prep series into a bi-weekly one. Since this was more or less a last-minute decision, I just picked the next best study from my "interesting finds" folder and ... it turns out to be one of your , yet certainly not my favorite topics: Omega-3 fatty acids! That I am still skeptic about the usefulness, let alone necessity of respective supplements, does yet not change mean that I am deliberately ignoring interesting research on the unquestionable beneficial effects they have on lazy couch-potatoes and respective rodent model...
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