re: That Meat and Cheese is Killing You, baws

Side note on polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) and its Omega 3:6 ratios in meat and dairy v. fish and certain seeds:

I typed an entire post on Omega 3s and 6s (those are the two main PUFAs for those who don't know) yesterday but apparently it never posted (thanks, Irma). The short of it is, the PUFA content of meat and dairy as a ratio of its total fat--compared to the same in say flax seeds or salmon--is negligible. So, I don't really worry about the Omega 3:6 ratio in meat and dairy.

e.g.,s
a ribeye steak (per pound)
Saturated Fat 40.8g
Monounsaturated Fat 43.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.5

(the Omega ratios vary between grass and grain fed, but really who cares? given PUFA content is about 4% of the total fat in a steak)

contrast:

wild caught salmon (per 154g):
Total Fat 12.5g
Saturated Fat 1.9g
Monounsaturated Fat 4 .2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.0g

PUFA breakdown:
Total Omega-3 fatty acids 3.98 g
Total Omega-6 fatty acids 0.34 g


and also flax seed (per 1 TBSP):
Saturated fat 0.4
Polyunsaturated fat 3 g
Monounsaturated fat 0.8 g

PUFA breakdown:
Omega 3: 2.1 g
Omega 6: 0.9g