Clarification of n-6 fatty acids in nuts please! page

[sakura_girl]

Hi Mark,

When I started on PB I was under the impression that nuts were very okay. I had maybe a 3oz serving every day of a non-macadamia nut, such as almonds, hazelnuts, and pistachios. I realized that I was doing my body more damage than good with the preposed good fats. If nuts, are okay, then why do they throw our n-6/n-3 ratio off so badly? I would very much like the answer to this, since I feel that a lot of people should know about it, seeing that almond flour is a very popular choice to work with in substitution with regular flour. Thanks!

Sakura

[Paleobird]

Yes, I think this would be a good topic for a "definitive guide" clarification. There have been a lot of posts lately completely demonizing nuts and a lot of others saying that this is silly and not to worry about it. It would be nice to know whom to believe.

[gunnk]

I *think* the problem is that so much of our animal products are now grain-fed rather than grass-fed. It's harder to get the Omega-3 fatty acids we need, so the n-6 foods can throw us out of balance.

I'm remedying that by getting eggs enriched with Omega-3 which I have for breakfast every day.

[springnr]

Interesting

[Apex Predator]

I think nuts being listed as ok as a food staple is a mistake of over-extrapolating from ancestral diets. I think more accurate is "eat whatever nuts you open by hand with a rock as your only tool".

Nut flours, and to a lesser degree, nut butters are generally not worth it.

[IvyBlue]

Nuts and Omega 6 Fats | Mark's Daily Apple

[sakura_girl]

Thank you. Very good read; I can't believe I missed this article in the first place.