Comments on: 16+ Amazing Health Benefits of ALA (Alpha Linolenic Acid) https://selfhacked.com/blog/alpha-linolenic-acid/ Cutting-Edge Solutions For a Better Life Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:19:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.1 By: Alex https://selfhacked.com/blog/alpha-linolenic-acid/#comment-36102 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:18:44 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=44199#comment-36102 The relationship between a-linoleic acid and prostate diseases has been taken from years ago. Where there were pre PSA diagnosis and maybe also you should add there were Trans ALAs in the food .
Once of a sudden, the relationship between alpha linoleic acid and prostate incidences disappeared.

These studies were made for years and with large population but some data was mixed, so when you make calculation tables and statistics, this bias the results.

]]> By: Henry Lahore https://selfhacked.com/blog/alpha-linolenic-acid/#comment-29641 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:18:46 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=44199#comment-29641 Is there some indication where ALA provides benefits where DHA or EPA do not?
It appears that ALA reduces risk of Multiple Sclerosis by 40% but apparently, DHA/EPA do not
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28156186

]]> By: Helen https://selfhacked.com/blog/alpha-linolenic-acid/#comment-29620 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:00:09 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=44199#comment-29620 In reply to Melissa.

Hi Melissa, ALA can stand for 2 things – alpha linolenic acid alpha lipoic acid. R-ALA refers to alpha lipoic acid. You can check out our article on alpha lipoic acid here: https://selfhacked.com/blog/lipoic-acid/

]]> By: Melissa https://selfhacked.com/blog/alpha-linolenic-acid/#comment-29596 Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:03:32 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=44199#comment-29596 Great article, thanks. Can you talk about the difference in ALA and R-ALA?

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