Omegas are all the buzz right now, and it seems like everywhere you turn, new foods are being enhanced with this essential fatty acid, or labeled as an excellent source. What people don’t know is that there are different types of omegas, and eating too much of one kind can actually be harmful to your body. Omega-3s are found in flax seeds, walnuts, cod liver oil, and fatty fish like mackerel, lake trout, albacore tuna, and salmon. Fish are the best sources because they are high in two particular fatty acids that are crucial to

good health, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid). Then there are omega-6s . These fats are found in eggs, nuts, chicken, and vegetable oils such as corn, soy, safflower, and sunflower oil. Omega-6s are high in LA (linoleic acid), which is converted by the body into GLA (gamma-linolenic acid), and then further broken down to AA (arachidonic acid). Do you know which type of omega fatty acid we should be eating more of? To find out, keep reading

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What’s the Diff: Omega-3s vs. Omega-6s