Omega Diet
The diet promotes seven rules.
BACKGROUND
For some, the Omega Diet is the end-all in terms of finding the weight loss answers their looking for. Known for their vast nutritional benefits, Omega-3 and Omega-6 essential fatty acids (EFA) promote heart health, lower blood pressure and lessen your chance for rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression and lupus.
Our diets are actually already higher in Omega-6 (found in grains, poultry and olive oil), despite Omega-3 being the more needed EFA (found primarily in flaxseed and cold-water fish like salmon). Following the Omega Diet also allows for some cheese and your favorite salad dressing. Those are bonuses when you adhere to the seven Omega Diet rules.
FOODS & RECIPES
1. Eat no less than seven servings of fresh produce daily
2. Consume plenty of Omega-3 EFA
3. Legumes and nuts should be eaten regularly
4. Limit foods with saturated fats and that are high in cholesterol
5. Cook with plant-based oils like olive and canola
6. Remove Omega-6 oils like corn and peanut from your diet
7. Remove trans-fatty acids
EXERCISE
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EXPENSE
Cost of the book, The Omega Diet.
Common misspellings: Omega Deit, Omeg Diet, Omega-3 deit, Omega-3 diet
Caterina: Anyone doing this? At first glance I get to eat fish, some cheese, and some fruit & veggies. But what else?
Millie: I've been looking in to this. It is a lot of fish- so it's got the omega3. Fish like salmon, tuna and trout. As far as the Omega6 I've just found oils- sunflower, olive, pumpkin. I'm thinking about this. the food isn't hard to find and the not expensive either. Obviously it's low in fat and with all the fruits, veggies it sounds really healthy.
Lauren G.: I just feel like I'd be left craving a lot of stuff and not filling up. Plus, it's like this list of rules to follow and i just think it should be simpler.
anonymous: I don't think it gets much easier than this- just shows exactly what you are supposed to do and what you're not.
Kim: I think this would be easy- instead of eliminating many foods- you add a few and substitute some cooking oils. This may mean not eating out (as much, some restaurants use Olive and Canola oil- just ask) or you can request that they do. In your own cooking you'll have to make the substitution. I've been cooking with 100% Canola Oil for years- it's consistency is very similar to Corn/Veggie/Peanut Oil but has benefits of Olive Oil.
