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Comment by mistercow

9 hours ago

Flax seeds are a very tedious and inefficient way to get omega-3 as a vegan, particularly because they contain ALA, a short chain omega-3, which our bodies are extremely inefficient at turning into long chain fatty acids.

Just get an algae oil based DHA+EPA supplement.

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