Why Do Doctors Recommend Eating Fish? | Omega 3 On A Vegan Diet | Q & A | Lecture

By Arvind Animal Activist · Watch on YouTube

The human body does not need fish it just needs a source of Omega 3. You see even fish themselves don’t create an omega 3 fatty acid, it is made by plants. Fish eat algae which is a plant that produces long chain EPA and DHA Omega 3 fatty acids. Now we do have other plant sources of Omega 3 on land such as Flax seeds, hemp seeds, chia seeds and walnuts. These foods contain the precursor to the long chain fatty acids which is ALA and the human body converts this into the long chain fatty acids. Eating 1 tbsp of ground flax seed is more than enough to get all of the Omega 3 fatty acids in a day. If someone if worried that their body may not be able convert the ALA into DPA and EHA they can...

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