Article on using the omega 6 faaty acid Arachidonic Acid (AA) to build muslce Mass

[IntelligentLabs]

Interesting article on the efficacy of using AA to build muscle. Omega 6 is often thought of as being only bad, but it's not. It's really to much omega 6: omega 3 that creates inflammation, and with modern diets that tend to be much higher in omega 6 that't what you normally get.

http://examine.com/blog/erd-sneakpeek-20-arachidonic-acid/

 

[Vince]

I like to minimize oils that are polyunsaturated oils. Polyunsaturates are rich in linoleic acid, a principal member of the omega-6 family that is an essential fatty acids required for survival, so complete avoidance is not the idea. While polyunsaturates were widely advocated in the 1980s and 1990s because they modestly reduce LDL cholesterol, it has become increasingly clear that linoleic acid-rich oils, when present in excess, trigger inflammation. Corn, mixed “vegetable,” sunflower, soybean, grapeseed and cottonseed oils contain abundant omega-6 fatty acids. These oils are best used sparingly, if at all.