Omega-3 and 0mega-6
What is Omega-3 and 6?
It is a type of fat that human bodies can not produce on there own and bodies gain them from the food we eat (diet).
What are some foods that contain corn-based carbon?
Foods like ketchup, salad dressing, soda, cookies and chips all contain corn, usually high fructose corn syrup.
Who is Todd Dawson and where did he study?
He is a plant biologist who studied at the University of California-Berkeley.
What is Dr. Joseph Hibbeln known for?
Hibbeln is known for his pioneering research into the role of omega-3 fatty acids in brain health, and the relevance of nutrition for the prevention and management of psychiatric disorders.
What are some benefits of Omega-3?
Omega-3 decrease the probability of going into depression, aggressiveness, irritation while also improving your mental health.
What does corn-based carbon contain?
Corn-based carbon contains carbon (C), oxygen (O2), and hydrogen (H2) which combine to form molecules like starch and cellulose .
What was Todd Dawsons main focus?
His main focus was learning about how much corn is in your diet just by looking for a form of carbon found in corn by test a strand of hair.
Where did Hibbeln go to University?
Hibbeln went to the University of Chicago and received a BA with special honors.
What are some benefits of Omega-6?
Omega-6 fatty acids are good for the heart and protect against heart disease that would later cause a stroke.
What are the down falls of consuming to much corn-based carbon?
Obesity, heart disease, and potential for type 2 diabetes.
Dawson believes that corn is not bad it is what that is getting in to much of our foods that we consume to much of?
It's the sweetener made from corn that gets into many of the foods that Americans are probably consuming too much of.
What was one of Hibbeln's biggest discoveries?
Hibbeln's biggest discovery was the connection between omega-3 fatty acid deficiencies and major psychiatric disorders.
What can happen if you do not consume the right ratio of omega-3 and 6 in your diet?
If you consume the wrong amount of these fatty acids (unhealthy diet) there will be many downfalls some of which are the cause of depression, obesity, and destroy your mental health.
Is it healthy to cut off corn-based carbon completely off your diet? If not why?
No, it is not healthy to cut corn-based carbon of your diet completely this is because it can lead to a lack of energy, insufficient nutrients like B vitamins and fiber, and digestive issues such as constipation.
After being in Italy for 3 months Dawson tested his own hair. What was the percentage of corn?
3% was corn which is much less than the American average of 69%.
What does Hibbeln's research suggests diets containing omega-3 fatty acids found in fish do?
Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish educe depression, aggression and anger, while improving mental well-being.
What is the ratio of omega-3 and 6 you should consume in your diet?
1 gram of omega-3 for ever 4 grams of omega-6
What is the fraction of corn-based food in our diets in America?
About 80–90% of American diets are corn-based foods.
Todd Dawson believes we are what we eat. Give me one of his quotes that proves this.
Dawson once said "We are what we eat with respect to carbon, for sure. So if we eat a particular kind of food, and it has a particular kind of carbon in it, that's recorded in us, in our tissues, in our hair, in our fingernails, in the muscles."
Hibbeln at the National Institutes of Health estimates that soybeans, usually in the form of oil, account for a large amount of our total calories. What is the percentage?
About 10 percent of the United States calories come from soybeans.