Thursday, January 26, 2017

Grass fed > Grain fed 2

Link: http://www.alligga.com/conversion-of-ala-into-epa-and-dha/
Link: http://www.drtimdelivers.com/nihtalk11macmic082508/nihtalk11.shtml

Title: Conversion of ALA into EPA and DHA
Title: Natural-Trans Fatty Acids: production in cows from Dietary FA

Author: Alligga
Author: Timothy Bilash MD, MS, OBGYN

Summary: Conversion of ALA can be done but it is rare only 8-20% gets converted into essential n-3s. Western diet effects this rate.
Summary: CLA is produced from LA, LNA, GLA, and TVA through bioconversion in Rumen and Breast Fat Tissue.


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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2017 at 12:48 PM

    The conversion of ALA to DHA is 8-20%, which matches Bajaj's number. This demonstrates why intaking DHA in the first place is beneficial.

    How do CLA amounts compare in fish and beef?

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2017 at 12:48 PM

    What I learned: TVA can help the conversion process into CLA.

    Question: Generally, dieticians recommend to stay away from trans-fatty acids. Would TVA been an exception to this?

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2017 at 12:48 PM

    CLA is an anticarcinogen that is most commonly found in grass fed beef and is synthesized by TVA.
    How specifically does CLA work to benefit human health?

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2017 at 12:48 PM

    Fact: A variety of factors due to our Western diet affect the amount of ALA that is converted to DHA/EPA.

    Question: Is CLA found in grass-fed beef only?

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  5. LaurenJanuary 27, 2017 at 12:49 PM

    ALA is converted into DHA only about 8-20% of the time because of the lengthy process of conversion.

    In your video you talked about how you did not look into alcohol abuse, but I agree that it would be interesting to see how alcohol abuse affects the rate of ALA conversion.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2017 at 12:49 PM

    Statement: Alcohol abuse can decrease the rate at which ALA is converted into DHA/EPA.

    Question: Does alcohol abuse lead to the destruction of enzymes which convert ALA into DHA/EPA, or does it affect this conversion in a different manner.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2017 at 12:49 PM

    ALA is converted into EPA and DHA in such low rates (8-20%) because it is a long, multi-stepped process.

    What is CLA and why is it beneficial?

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2017 at 12:49 PM

    TVA have lower cholesterol which helps our blood membrane fluidity.
    Question: How does drug (cocaine, heroin, and others) affects the process of fatty acid conversion?

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