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Q: What is your take on using flax seed oil as an alternative to fish
oil as a source of omega 3 (as a possible benefit in a bipolar spectrum
disorder)?
Miss curious
Dear Miss Curious --
A fair question. One of my patients wrote me and asked me that just today.
Fortunately, because the answer is a bit complicated, there is a webpage to
which I can refer you both. See if this makes sense, and let me know if not:
Omega
Threes and Flax Seed Oil: the Chemical Pathway.
Dr. Phelps
Published July, 2007
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