Egg Producers Deceive Consumers With Bogus Omega-3 Claims

re: Egg Producers Deceive Consumers With Bogus Omega-3 Claims

DIAGENES — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:43:02 GMT

Chicken (by definition female) eats flaxseed that contains ALA.
Chicken has plenty of Delta-6-desaturase, the enzyme that converts
ALA to DHA.

That is my hypothesis.

Perhaps all child-bearing females share this ability to convert??????????

Does anyone know??????????

re: Egg Producers Deceive Consumers With Bogus Omega-3 Claims

DIAGENES — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:42:42 GMT

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thresa — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:14:21 GMT

We live in an Amish community and I know our friends next door who are Amish do a lot of fishing. Just for the record, I'm sure they eat the fish. My brother -in-law has a pond and they frequent it also.

re: Egg Producers Deceive Consumers With Bogus Omega-3 Claims

Zy — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:20:37 GMT

Just because EPA and DHA isn't labeled on a carton of omega-3 eggs
doesn't mean it isn't there. Hens that lay omega-3 eggs are fed flax
seeds, which contain alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). The hen metabolizes
the ALA into EPA and DHA in a way similar to humans and other mammals,
but utilizing different enzymes, and at a generally different
efficiency.

As a rule of thumb, figure about 75 mg of DHA per every 225 mg of omega-3 in an egg.

re: Egg Producers Deceive Consumers With Bogus Omega-3 Claims

saynotoquacks — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:14:51 GMT

I don't think the Amish ever eat fish. Yet they have virtually no mental illness. So I wonder, is fish oil really that important? I don't want my eggs from chickens that are fed fish because of the risk of mercury contamination in the eggs. I am very allergic to fish and sea salt and have to get all my omega 3's from other sources, which is what the Amish do.

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GinaAnn — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:46:47 GMT

Dr. Mercola,
Feeding fish to chickens is not part of a natural ecology. It irritates me that we learn one thing about nutrition and then we think it's okay to contrive a change in the food chain.

Please think about the logic behind feeding fish or fish oils to chickens.
Gina

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seg — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:09:00 GMT

Eggs,krill oil, fish oil and Wild untainted fish (salmon) are some of the best animal sources for EPA & DHA, however there's a "new kid" on the block that might even better than these called Sacha Inchi from Peru.
Al Sears just got a shipment into the US so if you want to check it out visit :
http://www.alsearsmd.com/content/index.php?id=doctor_house_call_72

You'll probably have to sign up for his free newsletter before gaining access.

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eric3377 — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:55:21 GMT

Eating cholesterol, in eggs, does NOT incease your cholesterol level.

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charshan — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:48:19 GMT

I ate 5-6 eggs every day for the last half of my twins pregnancy, raw in a smoothie. I was following Dr. Barbara Luke's advice to get a lot of animal protein -- her theory is that we are seeing an epidemic of premature babies (especially among multiples) because they are literally starving in there and trigger labor early because they figure their chances at nutrition will be better on the outside, so to speak!

I used those designer eggs some, and bought local pastured eggs when I could. I also ate red meat and other high-protein foods, too. I gained 70 pounds (which I lost pretty quickly!) and delivered two very healthy, 6-pound twin girls 2 days before my due date. If I had followed the high-grains, etc. diet set forth in books like "What to Expect When You're Expecting," I don't think I would have done as well.

Now we are able to get our eggs fresh and my girls love shakes a la the Mercola recipe -- we do raw milk, flax oil, an some eggs, and a banana and some probiotics. I am far less concerned about their getting sick from eggs or milk from a farm I am familiar with than I am from eating lots of empty carbs, etc. They have been so healthy and a large part of that I attribute to being willing to break away from the SAD for pregnant moms/infants/toddlers and to focus on high-quality fats and proteins.

If you are interested in the pregnancy resources I found helpful regarding nutrition, e-mail me: anderson3424@yahoo.com. Mostly Weston A. Price Foundation readings, and Nina Planck's articles were very helpful (and of course this site, especially for vaccination information!).

Best,

Laura

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samurai — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:05:01 GMT

Thanks for the tip. I was someone who believed this junk.

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Rogway — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:30:56 GMT

Maybe they don't know the difference between a hen egg, and a chicken egg. I am sure those who eat them do.

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FRUMPO — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:55:13 GMT

CSPI is not to be trusted. I know for a fact they shill for the New World Order lobbies: they tout low cholesterol ideas of a world without EVIL saturated fat and how good refined vegetable oils and vegetarians are for the world. NIX this group. I used to read their garbage in the 1990's and almost died from vegetarianism.

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Blobby — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:44:47 GMT

If the FDA did enforce its own rules most drugs would be off the market and very few would ever get on the market.

Does anyone really think that the creative intelligence of the universe screwed up when it created eggs?......me neither.

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Magnolia — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:21:13 GMT

I have several questions. Who, exactly, are the folks at CSPI? The article referenced does not have an author and the article's site has no information onsite about the organization. There is an address and a non-toll free number. That doesn't encourage me to find out about the organization. What are their credentials? Where is the backing for their claims? They are going after the egg producers but their premise is that the FDA says only two kinds of omega 3 fats are good for you. Show me the studies. The FDA says all kinds of things that are bogus. Let me see the proof.

re: Egg Producers Deceive Consumers With Bogus Omega-3 Claims

Zambini — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:29:09 GMT

Trust the marketers when they say never believe a marketer. ;-)