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Old Dec 28, 2014, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by kiwi33 View Post
The conjecture that "You brain is mainly made of such fats" is factually wrong. The brain (like all other organs) is a mixture of water, proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and fats (more formally, lipids). The omega 3 fatty acid content of the brain is tiny on a mass basis.
The human brain is nearly 60% fat

Essential fatty acids and human brain. - PubMed - NCBI

Mark Hyman and Andrew Weil are both fine physicians, well worth listening to in my opinion. You can find out about them via google and/or wiki, etc.

- vital

Last edited by vital; Dec 28, 2014 at 12:25 PM.