Omega-3 vs Omega-6: The Ultimate Guide to Essential Fatty Acids | The Proof Podcast EP

[@MonkeyDJoshie]

These Masterclasses would be much more digestible for your audio-only listeners if you said a quick intro before each change of segment to give the listener context on who is speaking and about what.

[@TheProofWithSimonHill]

On the cards for upcoming ones!

[@eliteboxfitness]

Yeah that's a good shout

[@gailhumiston3890]

Although I have listened to many of these interviews previously, I continue to learn more from the re-mix. I was blown away by the discussion about the APOE4 gene! Thank you, Simon.🤗

[@rachelmcgill8143]

Simon, you are my favorite YT nutritional expert. I am very much interested in all things nutritionally related, and I appreciate all of your interesting and helpful content.❤

[@douglasgoodman226]

Hi Simon! You're one of my go-to podcasters for fact-based health information. I just finished listening to "Good Energy" by Casey Means. She seems very earnest and genuine. She however has a strong anti-seed oil bias. I'd love you to do a podcast with her. She also doesn't seem too concerned about high LDLs; it's almost impossible to argue with Mendelian randomization analysis that shows high LDL is causative for heart disease... Thanks!

[@TheProofWithSimonHill]

Yeh seems to be a blind spot. Happy to discuss with her. She’s well intentioned overall.

[@aaronmyers2382]

@@douglasgoodman226 seed oils are artificial toxins. Originally designed as an engine lubricant, but then sold for human consumption to make billions. Eat them if you want the real cause of heart disease. Ldl is used to carry molecules around the body in order to carry out its natural function. It's essential for healthy development. Ldl in no way causes heart disease. Follow the money trail.

[@catherinekasmer9905]

Is there a difference from getting omega 6s from eating the whole nut or seed verses the refined, extracted oil? I prefer to eat whole plant foods rather than refined extracted products.

[@tofu-munchingCoalition.ofChaos]

"Nutrition Made Simple!" has a video on it. There are small differences (could also just be over testing) in one or the other direction. Nothing major.

[@VeganLinked]

I am 34 minutes in and he said that heart Disease or heart attacks I suppose has gone down and so there seems to be less need essentially for Omega 3. Well since vegans who eat and live healthy or at a low risk for heart disease then maybe these omega 3 index recommendations are wrong?

[@lulitmelake7534]

Love the format that gives us the whole picture. Thank you!

[@suekeir4566]

Thank you so much for this. Informative and backed up by reliable authority figures in the field.

[@cropduster4731]

Great info on the importance of adding EPA / DHA into our diet. I took a look at the Supplement Facts panel on the OVega-3 product and am not sure that I like the following ingredients - Corn Starch , Glycerin ( from palm oil ) , Sorbitol , Carrageenan, and Caramel coloring. I recall hearing negative comments regarding those substances. I will have to research them , but would be happy to read comments from Simon and others about them.

[@cropduster4731]

Follow up regarding previous comment - those ingredients were listed on an OVega-3 product offered through Amazon. I am now looking at the ingredients from OVega-3 offered through Costco and it is much cleaner. I will give the product a try.

[@maryhandlename]

Another great video! Thank you for touching on ApoE4!

[@colsylvester639]

Got my omega 3 index test in the post back to the lab!

[@markbobich6335]

Should I just get my blood cells tested for only the Omega 3 index or is it important to also test for the 6 to 3 ratio and what portion of the total Omega 3 is DHA and EPA?

[@bestdoom1236]

Incredible compendium of interviews.

[@StephenMarkTurner]

We will be discussing your book soon with the group with the Brain Docs. I hear that you may be able to grace us with your presence, that would be terrific if it happens.

[@ketojiva]

Your guest spoke that high levels of omega 6 is associated with better heart health. Can you give some links to citations. In my research i found most research point to the contrary. Also can you clarify if according to you higher omega 6 is only linked to lower ldl marker or actual lower incidence of heart diseases.

[@TheProofWithSimonHill]

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30971107/

[@ketojiva]

@@TheProofWithSimonHill thanks. The paper authors have significant conflict of interest receiving funding from unilever, gates foundation and other seed oil industry. Please check other papers also for example Google "Omega-6 vegetable oils as a driver of coronary heart disease: the oxidized linoleic acid hypothesis" James J DiNicolantonio. Anyways, my principal concern is more with the Industrial refining process that uses hexane and high temperature solvents and the transfats. I stick to butter, lard, extra virgin olive oils and lower temperature cooking and feel really good. Sometimes our own bodies can give us much better feedback than all these correlational studies which are often driven by funders agenda. And everytime i taste refined oil my taste buds simply reject it.

[@ketojiva]

​@TheProofWithSimonHill i wrote a long reply but it is deleted. Censorship by youtube or by you? The article you posted was funded by seed oil manufacturers, gates foundation and unilever.

[@ketojiva]

@@TheProofWithSimonHill why are my comments getting deleted?

[@ketojiva]

@@TheProofWithSimonHill The link to the article you gave are full of conflict of interest. check the funder, gates foundation, unilever and seed oil manufacturers.

[@peterbedford2610]

Thanks

[@charles-h9e]

Where are the references from the show notes? None for the mark bell podcast either

[@CarlosRojas-gm1qy]

What about for children- toddlers

[@georgecav]

I have wondered about arachidonic acid and its inflammatory effects even as pufas are being touted by Simon and others but epidemiological evidence impresses me. Like Simon I would like to know how this makes sense. Perhaps some other yet to be discovered benefits of omega 6? Still would like to know is the method of manufacture ever taken onto account or indeed is there a healthier way to produce pufa/seed oils? Finally, years ago when I first heard of this, I heard epidemiological evidence that higher okega 6 was associated with higher cancers - Israel was used as a an example. Very finally, I heard more recently that the deleterious effects of omega 6 only occurred with inadequate omega 3 so I wonder how the epidemiological studies referred to by your first guest look at that if at all

[@musicmonsterman8395]

We want new content and new high level interviews with nutritional experts! 😢

[@seangreen8262]

WOW I have listened to it from start to finish. Too much to take in. May i please ask a simple question: I am on Dr Esselstyn diet. Whole foods plant based, no sugar,no oil snd minimum salt. I take a table spoon of flax. Is that enough? What mire can I do? Where do I go from here?

[@TheProofWithSimonHill]

Have you tested your omega 3 index? Checkout my omega 3 video from few weeks ago

[@seangreen8262]

@@TheProofWithSimonHill Thanks for the response. I am based in the UK. We don't have these products to measure the omega3 index. It's definitely not available on the NHS. Sometimes I feel that we are years behind in technology than the USA

[@jenniferlabrum2277]

How would you balance eating a high protein diet to support muscle gain, while keeping omega 3 levels high as well. I cant eat fish...

[@Denidrakes69]

@@jenniferlabrum2277 tofu, tempeh, hemp seeds

[@TheProofWithSimonHill]

Have you watched my omega 3 solo ep?

[@BillyBoy66]

Simon, will you please interview people with opposite views that have written books or articles on these subjects? All you seem to do is interview folks that you agree with, Nick Norwitz being the exception.

[@TheProofWithSimonHill]

Dave Feldman, Nick Norwitz, Richard Johnson have all been on - don’t agree with them on several things. Joel Fuhrman, Don Layman, Stuart Phillips etc (list goes on) - don’t agree with them on several things.

[@BillyBoy66]

​@@TheProofWithSimonHill I mean other experts that vehemently disagree and have the proof to back it up. Here's a list.... Nina Teicholz, Cate Shanahan, Ben Bikman, Paul Mason, Ken Berry, Anthony Chaffee, Bart Kay (that would be fun), Robert Lustig, David Diamond, Casey Means, Sally Norton, Bret Scher, Chris Palmer, Nadir Ali, Jason Fung, Robert Cywes, Zoe Harcombe.... and the list goes on. Would you like more suggestions?

[@justinhale5693]

Simon, please coin a new phrase for nutrients that are not strictly essential but are nonetheless conditionally essential, essential for a full and healthy life in most people, etc. I'll propose primary and secondary nutrients to distinguish them, perhaps "supporting nutrient" would be better.

[@StephenMarkTurner]

Dr Greger has used the term 'bioactives' for this.

[@luisbauer5900]

Is there a danger for vegans of not getting enough arachidonic acid?

[@mico-skywalker]

I’m yet to find an answer for if eating eggs (arachidonic acid) with fatty fish would affect the Omega 3 level of that menu? Some experts here mention Omega 6 to 3 ratio alright but is that per day or each meal? If anyone could answer, I’d much appreciate it.

[@ItsJordaninnit]

Not sure if this fully answers your question…. But from what I’ve read - so long as you’re getting adequate levels of omega 3 - there’s not much point in paying attention to the ratio of omega 3-6…

[@mico-skywalker]

Thank you for your reply. I guess I should have instead asked, if arachidonic acid has somewhat precedence over Omega-3 in terms of processing (metabolization whatever) by the liver, (like, one of the experts in this video spoke about it saying when dietary arachidonic acid is decreased, EPA levels increase; likewise another said opt for high ALA with lesser linoleic acid content since both usually exist together), would it be better to separate the fish and eggs into different meal timing? This may sound a meaningless search for detail but I can only eat fatty fish in form of a soup where one egg is one the ingredients and I really don't want to supplement; and since I feel like I'm sacrificing my taste buds for health by eating fish lol, I'd rather it worked for its intended purpose :) Edit: a better way to ask; would cooking fish with sunflower oil (omega-6) hurt that meal's Omega-3 contribution to the body?

[@In0Agent]

Спасибо🙂

[@sandraelder1101]

12:00 Can’t a person just eat some walnuts and other O6 foods instead of eating corn or soy oil?

[@TheProofWithSimonHill]

Sure no problems. No need to demonise either

[@BartBVanBockstaele]

That happens to be what I do. While there is no reason to assume oil is harmful, I see no reason to add them either. They up the energy intake for no obvious reasons, and too much energy is the main problem we have.

[@BillyBoy66]

Cutting out seed oils will do you good! Eat whole foods (food with one ingredient). Keep the starchy stuff to a minimum. No sugar, no ultra processed foods. If it can live on a shelf for more than a week, don't eat it. If you're going to eat processed food, make sure you process it yourself if possible.

[@winstonallen6933]

Lets start talking about Fatty Acid C15.

[@gerard6629]

Yes, let’s acknowledge the body knows what to with real nutrition and resources from real food.

[@chiyerano]

Which you can find in some foods like cabbage.

[@georgecav]

Check out the new Physionic post. The evidence advanced by the proponents of c15 who unsurprisingly also sell the product is poor science and not sufficient to support the many claims re 15

[@winstonallen6933]

What. Joke.

[@yadiachenia]

one table spoon of olive oil or vingar lets you make enough omega 3

[@stevenkates4876]

Saladino is not going to enjoy this great info.

[@ItsJordaninnit]

Saladino’s too busy confirming his own bias to watch any content that’s actually evidence based.

[@aaronmyers2382]

No one with half a brain would believe any of this big pharma funded garbage.

[@lfk53]

Saladino is a sugar addict.

[@Veganpolicedepartment]

Fish oil is the new snake oil

[@mfkleven]

…except with a ton of science to support it.