Posted by Laurie Beth on January 19, 2006, at 7:48:49
In reply to A quote from Dr. Stoll about Omega-3's, posted by RedSoxFan79 on January 18, 2006, at 18:43:46
Thanks. A couple of points:
(1) I've read that alcohol consumption depletes DHA.
(2) If mothers in western society themselves don't have enough DHA, they won't have enough to pass on to their babies during gestation and nursing, especially if they have several babies. Maybe it takes several generations for that to happen....
(3) In any event, lots of people in our generation were not breastfed, and formula in the US didn't even contain DHA until > 2000 (formula in Europe a little before that).
So if Dr. Stoll's argument is based on theory, and not on specific evidence of typical brain stores of DHA, it might not be right.
(I am a nursing mom, and after phospholipid testing showed I had plenty of DHA, a good amount of EPA, and too little arachidonic acid, I switched from a 2:1 EPA:DHA formula to a 7:1 (Stoll's). Haven't discerned any difference in mental functioning or mood from either of these formulas.)
poster:Laurie Beth
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