The Claim
The dietary omega-6 to omega-3 ratio in long-term hemodialysis patients is 9.3, which is higher than the estimated evolutionary ratio of 1:1 and exceeds the 5:1 ratio associated with reduced inflammation in other chronic diseases.
What the research says
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Long-term hemodialysis patients consume a diet with a omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratio of 9.3, which is higher than the ratio believed to have existed in human evolution and higher than the ratio linked to lower inflammation in other chronic conditions.
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The dietary omega-6 to omega-3 ratio in long-term hemodialysis patients averaged 9.3, which is substantially higher than the estimated evolutionary ratio of 1:1 and exceeds the 5:1 ratio associated with reduced inflammation in other chronic diseases.
When diets contain too much omega-6 fat compared to omega-3 fat, the body uses more omega-6 to build cell membranes. This leads to the production of strong inflammatory chemicals that cause swelling, damage blood vessels, and raise markers of inflammation in the blood. Omega-3 fat competes with omega-6 and makes weaker inflammatory chemicals, but when omega-3 is low, the inflammatory chemicals dominate and keep the body in a constant state of inflammation.
What the research says
1 studyThis study found that people on long-term dialysis eat diets with about 9 times more omega-6 fat than omega-3 fat — way more than our bodies evolved to handle. It also showed that this imbalance makes inflammation worse, which is bad for their health.
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