Omega 6 Fatty Acids ….and the Genetic Obesity Timebomb

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Back in the day, your ancestors used to eat…

Meat -i.e  beef, pork, chicken, fish, seafood, etc…
Vegetables
Fruit
Nuts & Seeds
Seed Oils
Water

Today, in addition to deep fried pizza,  we eat oodles of:

Processed meat
Processed vegetables…mostly deep fried potatoes of some variety
Processed fruit – mostly juice
Processed seed oil
Processed grains
Processed corn
Processed sugar
Next to no fiber
Next to no enzymes
and gallons and gallons of sugary soda

The result: An increasingly unhealthy & overweight population that would get it’s collective butt kicked by our ultra-fit Paleo ancestors.
And, according to the latest research, one of the worst aspects of our modern diet is our imbalance of Omega 6 fatty acids to Omega 3 fatty acids.
Omega 6 Fatty Acids ….and the Genetic Obesity Timebomb
According to this latest study, eating a diet that is high in linoleic acid (omega 6), and low in alpha-linoleic acid (omega 3) will result in the genetic inheritance of obesity & insulin resistance.
In other words…Continue eating those [...]

Original post by healthhabits

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