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Are food products in sunflower oil bad for you because of the high ratio of omega 6s to omega 3s?

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Dr. Ralph Morgan Lewis answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Omega-3s vs omega-6s: Some believe our modern diet that is heavy in omega-6s may be responsible for a variety of ills ranging from coronary artery ds to auto-immune dss, obesity, etc. Thus the trend to emphasis omega-3s, which have anti-inflammatory properties. Omega-6s are involved in inflammation, blood clotting, & cell proliferation; so they are needed. But we need to reduce the current 10 to 1 ratio to 2 to1—>.

Answered 12/20/2012

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