Fish oil - US government and the mass media selectively promote research that is favorable to the fish oil industry

/u/campassi By eating fruit (not avocado) and soft leafy greens as a high percentage of total food intake.

/u/blue_water_rip Plant sources are the primary source of omega 6

100g Banana  ω-3 27.0mg / ω-6 46.0mg = **1:1.7** ; 89 Cal ; ***0.52mg ω-6/Cal***[^[source]](http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1846/2)


100g Cantaloupe ω-3 46.0mg / ω-6 35.0mg = **1.3:1** ; 34 Cal ; ***1.02mg ω-6/Cal***[^[source]](http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1954/2)


100g Romaine ω-3 113mg / ω-6 47.0mg = **2.4:1** ; 17 Cal ; ***2.76mg ω-6/Cal***[^[source]](http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2475/2)


100g Pineapple ω-3 17.0mg / ω-6 23.0mg = **1:1.4** ; 50 Cal ; ***0.46mg ω-6/Cal***[^[source]](http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/2019/2)


100g Blueberry ω-3 58.0mg / ω-6 88.0mg = **1:1.5** ; 57 Cal ; ***1.54mg ω-6/Cal***[^[source]](http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1851/2)


100g White rice ω-3 10.0mg / ω-6 46.0mg = **1:4.6** ; 365 Cal ; ***0.13mg ω-6/Cal***[^[source]](http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/5812/2)

"Several sources of information suggest that human beings evolved on a diet with a ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA) of approximately 1"[1]

100g Grass fed beef ω-3 88.0mg / ω-6 427mg = **1:4.85** ; 192 cal ; ***2.22mg ω-6/Cal***[^[source]](http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/beef-products/10526/2)


100g Chicken breast (conventional diet) ω-3 7.0mg / ω-6 60.0mg = **8.57** ; 79 Cal ; ***0.76mg ω-6/Cal***[^[source]](http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/sausages-and-luncheon-meats/1501/2)


100g Sardines ω-3 1693mg / ω-6 123mg = **13.8:1** ; 186 Cal ; ***0.66mg ω-6/Cal***[^[source]](http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/finfish-and-shellfish-products/4115/2)
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