Realized recently eating a serving of Walnuts , and anywhere from a half to 1 n 1/2 tbsp of chia and flax in a breakfast yogurt daily. Alongside taking a 1200 mg Omega 3 DHA 825 / EPA 325 supplement later in the day.
Is this too much Omega 3? Read about 30 -40% of ALA being absorbed , only 5% of that turns to DHA and 10 to EPA if necessary. But supposedly given the Omega 3 amounts in these sources, the supplement of 1.2 g epa Dha and ~5g ALA
Is this too much? Is excess ALA expelled? Does just regular ALA that isn’t turned into epa dha benefit the body? Help 🙃
ALA is processed into EPA and DHA by COX2
Source: my MSNS nutrigenomics class
n-3 PUFA and n-6 PUFA compete for processing. Odds are, if you are eating a Western Diet, you arent getting enough n-3 PUFA. The WD has extremely high 6:3 ratio (its about 16:1) when 4:1 is optimal.
So excess ALA is better than consuming excess Arachidonic Acid. But to say if you are eating too much or little would require you to see a dietician and give more context.