Ep. 107: Omega-3s DECREASE Lifespan and INCREASE Disease?

In this episode we discuss:

• Studies showing that omega-3 consumption decreases lifespan and increases disease processes 
• The potentially harmful effects of omega-3 usage during pregnancy on offspring 
• The impact of omega-3s on inflammation, endotoxin, and mitochondrial respiration 
• The data in native cultures showing that omega-3 intake doesn’t improve cardiovascular disease or mortality 
• Extremely healthy populations that consume high-carb and high-saturated fat diets with almost no omega-3s 

 

 

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Timestamps:

0:00 – intro

1:30 – studies showing that omega-3 consumption decreases lifespan and increases disease processes in animals

13:55 – studies on animals showing the harmful effects of omega-3 consumption during pregnancy on offspring

17:37 – studies showing that omega-3 consumption contributes to disease processes, increases inflammation, causes oxidative stress, increases endotoxin, and interferes with mitochondrial respiration

29:23 – whether we should be concerned about saturated fats increasing endotoxin absorption

30:33 – how omega-3 consumption leaves us more susceptible to damage when we’re under stress

33:52 – whether we should be consuming fatty fish

37:00 – the lack of benefit of omega-3 consumption in native populations consuming large amounts of fatty fish and seafood

46:14 – low incidence of cardiovascular disease in native populations consuming very little omega-3s

1:05:18 – concluding thoughts on whether we should consume omega-3s based on the data on omega-3s in RBCs and phospholipids and mortality