Posted by Larry Hoover on August 25, 2007, at 17:07:25
In reply to Re: LHA vs EPA and DHA, posted by Jamal Spelling on August 25, 2007, at 14:18:35
> Hee-hee. I think LHA should be ALA there, cowboy. Maybe that's why nobody has responded yet. They don't know what I'm talking about. They're thinking:
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> "What on earth is Jamal talking about? What's 'LHA'?"What's LHA? They're my initials, eh?
Chances are you actually meant ALNA. Alpha-linoleic acid (ALA) is omega-6. Alpha-linolenic acid (ALNA) is omega-3. (Those abbreviations, ALA/ALNA are not universally used, but they are becoming more common because they are not ambiguous.)
The answer is no. There is no appreciable DHA formed from ALNA, and little EPA. Humans need to recieve their DHA preformed.
Lar
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