Good eating

Long chain Omega-3s are a natural part of the human diet. Changes to our food supply have led to decreases in long chain Omega-3 intakes in many parts of the world. For example, in Australia and New Zealand oily fish is not a regular part of most people’s weekly menus. A recent study of children’s eating habits in NSW, Australia indicated that 2 in every 3 children surveyed had fish of any kind less than once a week. For more information click here.

Omega-3 rich foods such as brains, liver and kidneys are not popular any more. Animal feeding practices have changed so that foods containing Omega-6s, such as grains are more frequently fed to animals.

Humans evolved on a diet with an equal amount of Omega-6s and Omega-3s. Currently many Western-type diets have up to 15 times more Omega-6s than Omega-3s. This imbalance has been linked to many chronic diseases.