omega 3’s
Thomas, thanks for your advice about not toasting flaxseed, and as my
original question was about heating the omega 3’s in flaxseed, I am assuming the
reason has to do with that.
My sister-in-law, who must know everything, now wants to know about meats,
such as fish, that contain omega 3’s. Does this mean we can’t heat them either
(no problem here, we all love sashimi). Just curious, and uninformed!
February 17th, 2007 at 9:54 am
In a message dated 9/2/2003 5:10:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
donnamae58@… writes:
After watching what worms and parasites we get from raw fish on the Discovery
channel, I’m afraid mine will be deep fried and blow torched.
February 17th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003
From: donnamae58@…
Subject: omega 3’s
Thomas, thanks for your advice about not toasting flaxseed, and as my
original question was about heating the omega 3’s in flaxseed, I am assuming the
reason has to do with that.
My sister-in-law, who must know everything, now wants to know about meats,
such as fish, that contain omega 3’s. Does this mean we can’t heat them either
(no problem here, we all love sashimi). Just curious, and uninformed!
*Axel here.*
I guess you were one of those people who made a habit of ignoring me and my
posts. <sigh
The lipids/fats in animals are called “preformed” EFAs. That is their strength,
our bodies don’t have to go the extra step to synthesize these fatty acids into
the human-usable form because they are already usable to us. These fatty acids
are in the form us animals find very convenient. Because they are longer chained
fatty acids, molecularly speaking, they are stabler and can take more heat
before becoming warped and twisted and ruined to our hungry human bodies.
Grass-fed land meats and truly omnivorous (natural diet) poultry are naturally,
ideally much more balanced in their lipid profile, especially in the criticial
issue of EFAs.
“After watching what worms and parasites we get from raw fish on the Discovery
channel, I’m afraid mine will be deep fried and blow torched.” –Maddviking
Hey, Maddviking, did they just show the creatures living in the ocean or were
they inhabiting animal (human?) hosts?
Every freakin’ time I tell people I eat steak tartar they get all flustered and
gak at me and ask me if I’m afraid of the parasites. Then I ask the sushi
question and most people say they like it very much and find it very energizing
blah blah blah. Then I wonder about the aquatic scene. Hmm. Big ocean with
predatory fish… mammals under supervision of intelligent farmer and
freezing/storage environment… hmmmm.
February 18th, 2007 at 2:22 am
In a message dated 9/3/2003 8:48:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
sfor58@… writes:
LOL—I remember the little worm crawling inside the guys eyeball.
February 18th, 2007 at 6:29 am
In a message dated 9/3/2003 2:33:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
a.hultman@… writes:
Yes. It was a very painfully specific program. BTW, Tapeworms come from
undercooked fish that have eaten humans feces with the eggs in it. I’m sure
that
most sushi and sashimi is OK because the fish come from farms or the deep sea
but beware of fish caught close to human settlements (or next to submarines).