Charles Poliquin just stated in the latest Question of Strength article that:
“Plus, I just found that flax oil never really worked.”
Does it have to do with most people’s inability to elongate ALA into DHA and EPA? (note: Flax, and vegetable sources of omega 3, contain mostly alpha-linolenic acid)
[quote]CP wrote:
I’ve never been a fan of flax seed oil because if you’re obese anyway, you don’t have the enzymes to elongate the molecule to turn it into the omega-3s. So what’s the point of using it?[/quote]
I would be interested in seeing the science behind this. I’ve never heard anyone else make this claim. While it is true that many people convert ALA to DHA/EPA poorly I’ve always thought that it was a weight-independent genetic reason - they simply don’t possess the genes that code for the necessary enzyme(s).