Fish or no fish? Cholesterol or no cholesterol? Can I replace with flax-seed/walnut oil?!


Question: Fish or no fish? Cholesterol or no cholesterol? Can I replace with flax-seed/walnut oil?
Hi, I'm trying to convert to a vegan diet as much as possible.

There's currently haddock in my freezer because I realized I might be missing an essential "fatty acid" from my diet with vegetarianism. But I just read that you don't need to find "EPA and DHA fatty acids" from your dead fish flesh; instead it's converted from "alpha-linolenic acid" in flax-seed and walnut oils in your body.

Should I go as close to vegan as possible, by eating these vegetable oils instead of fish?

http://www.oilofpisces.com/fishoilnutrie…

The main sources of omega-6 fatty acids are vegetable oils such as corn oil and soy oil that contain a high proportion of linoleic acid. Omega-3 acids are found in flaxseed oil, walnut oil, and marine plankton and fatty fish. The main component of flaxseed and walnut oils is alpha-linolenic acid while the predominant fatty acids found in fatty fish and fish oils are eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The most beneficial and active of these fatty acids are EPA and DHA. Alpha-linolenic acid can be converted to EPA and DHA in the body, but the conversion is quite inefficient especially in older people. [1, 2]

ON THE SUBJECT... Cholesterol.

CHOLESTEROL is a *necessary* nutrient? Are you *sure?* Because I wouldn't mind cutting out the daily bowl of milk in my cereal, and just eating the cereal for nutrients.

HOW DO I GO 100% VEGAN THANK YOU

Answers:

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In this matter you can change your food if you are nonveg .Yes,you can change the your food now you must take vegetable food.

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Cholesterol is necessary for a healthy body. Your body probably makes about 75% of the cholesterol you need. The rest should come from food. Only animal foods contain cholesterol. Some doctors claim they're seeing vegans with problems stemming from too little fat and cholesterol in their diet.

The World Health Organization says that no one should go below a 15% fat diet and that women of childbearing age should consume diets that are at least 20% fat. They suggest that intakes up to 30 or even 35% of calories can be healthful.



EPA and DHA are typically consumed in supplement form...even for omnivores who can eat fish. There exists EPA and DHA supplements that are completely vegan. However, your body CAN convert ALA into EPA/DHA. If you're male, it's about a 5% conversion rate, 27% if you're female (not a typo).

B12 is usually fortified in many foods, not just soy-based foods. You can also get B12 from a multi-vitamin if you prefer. It's not REQUIRED on a vegan diet, but it doesn't hurt if you're worried.

As for cholesterol, your body makes it anyway so you don't need to eat more.



Cholesterol is not essential, we make it ourselves and it is in plants in small amounts.
The conversion rate of ALA to DHA is not great in humans, but luckily we can get the actual source of long chain omega 3s pretty easily. The reason large fishes have so much is because it comes from algae, is eaten by small fishes then amplified in the food chain. But eating the large oily fishes is unsustainable, and we can easily produce the algae ourselves. Here are two products that I know of:

http://www.vegetarian-dha-epa.co.uk/

http://udoerasmus.com/products/oil_blend…

vegan biologist




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