My experience with the omega-3 index
I just got back my own results from the Gene Smart laboratory reporting my omega-3 index and omega-6:omega-3 ratio.
My results:
Omega-3 index: 8.2%
Omega-6:omega-3 index: 3.2 to 1
Not too bad, but not as good as I'd expected. Hmmm.
Although the omega-3 index of 8.2% puts me in the lower risk category for sudden cardiac death, I was hoping for a level of 10% or slightly greater, the level that I believe is more likely to be related to plaque inactivation or reversal. I obtained this level of omega-3 averaging an intake of EPA and DHA of about 2500 mg per day.
I was somewhat disappointed by the omega-6:omega-3 index. Although it's clearly better than the American average range of 20:1, it is short of the ideal of 2:1 or even 1:1. Since I purposely avoid omega-6-rich sources like corn oil, vegetable oils, sunflower or safflower oils, I wonder if I've overdone the nuts. The two ways to improve the omega-6:omega-3 ratio are to 1) decrease omega-6, or 2) increase omega-3. I'm going to do both.
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