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flax oil or fish oil?

Xphobicas Posts: 98 Joined: 2002/09/19	2006/01/29, 01:11 AM Which is a better? Fish oil or Flax oil? I know they are both great for their antioxidants and cancer fighting agents but which is better?

	2006/01/29, 06:13 AM Both are good for you...so if you can take both, definitely do so.....Flax Oil has ALA which is converted to EPA/DHA(although at very low rates, ~5%) which is found in fish fat...if you had to take just one then go with Fish Oil. Here's a good article by S&C coach Eric Cressey on the subject \/ http://www.ruggedmag.com/index.php?type=Article&i=6&a=4
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2006/01/29, 11:47 AM Fish oil for the more readily available EPA/DHA. The body does not have to lengthen the chain. Some folks's systems are not very good at this. -------------- Strength and Honor!