Posted by viridis on November 27, 2002, at 0:29:36
In reply to Re: Hempseed oil?, posted by Larry Hoover on November 26, 2002, at 9:08:41
Hi Larry,
Many thanks for the insights. A lot of these oils get hyped for their health benefits, and I just don't have the time (or knowledge of biochemistry) to investigate each the way you have. I do like hempseed oil (it has a nice flavor in salad dressings), but some of the claims for its health benefits sound a bit...fishy?
I was curious about pumpkinseed oil because it's become a trendy restaurant item, and there are a few websites that tout it as the latest miracle cure.
I use a variety of oils (mostly olive and some canola for cooking, and cold-pressed olive, nut, flax, and hempseed for various non-heated condiments like salad dressings), but also take a few grams of fish oil each day, in addition to eating quite a bit of fish. It sounds like fish oil is really the way to go for direct assimilation of omega 3s.
OK, one more for you -- purslane (popular as a salad vegetable in Europe, mostly an ornamental or weed here) is supposed to be high in omega-3 fatty acids. Any truth to this claim, or are these again just precursors?
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