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hosh on May 10, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Brain Funct...

Chia seeds, like most plant-based sources of Omega-3 are mostly Omega-3 ALA and not the Omega-3 DHA or EPA found from fish or algae sources. The body needs to convert Omega-3 ALA into DHA or EPA and there are various other factors involved in the conversion.

https://livinginnaturalharmony.com/blog/2018/01/12/omega-3-c...

cies on May 10, 2022 [–]

>The body needs to convert Omega-3 ALA into DHA or EPA

IIRC it can only convert a few % of it. Hence the love for DHA or EPA supplements.

hosh on May 12, 2022 | [–]

One of the factor is biological sex. Men convert a few %, and women convert around 30% of ALA.

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