BobbyJackson
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I've been reading a lot about the discovery of this new essential fatty acid known as C15:0. It's a saturated fatty acid, that has been shown to have numerous health benefits. It's present in dairy, meat and some fish. It has been shown to have all of the benefits of Omega 3, plus many more benefits, yet none of the downsides as it's not prone to oxidation.
What I've started to wonder is, all of the "benefits" we've been hearing about Omega 3 and Omega 6, have they actually been mostly measuring the benefits of C15:0 this entire time and not realizing it, instead going down the path of assuming Omega 3 was the real driver? This would vindicate Ray Peat's views on Omega 3 not being an essential nutrient as a PUFA, if the entire time it was actually C15:0 that was the real essential nutrient.
Quote from an article where they interview people from a company publishing many studies on it:
These fatty acids are being called OCFAs, odd chain fatty acids.
All of this is really starting to blow my mind, thinking about how right Ray Peat has been about everything and how long it has taken for mainstream science to catch up. I haven't heard him talking about OCFAs ever, but he knew that PUFAs were bad, no matter what, even in the form of Omega 3 which was very controversial, Omega 6 being bad was not as controversial. He knew this because of this deep understanding about biological mechanisms and the science behind how compounds actually work in the body. Peat was just so ahead of his time and was so far into his understanding. He was obsessed with dairy, maybe now we're finally getting the reason why it's so good, asides of course, from the other obvious reasons.
I'd love to hear Georgi talk more about this compound, I haven't heard him talking about it much on the Generative Energy podcast but I might've missed it.
What I've started to wonder is, all of the "benefits" we've been hearing about Omega 3 and Omega 6, have they actually been mostly measuring the benefits of C15:0 this entire time and not realizing it, instead going down the path of assuming Omega 3 was the real driver? This would vindicate Ray Peat's views on Omega 3 not being an essential nutrient as a PUFA, if the entire time it was actually C15:0 that was the real essential nutrient.
Quote from an article where they interview people from a company publishing many studies on it:
I know that Haidut has said that he'll be coming out with his own version of C15:0 along with another fatty acid in the same bottle (which is suspect will be C17:0, but haven't heard him say which it is).She was studying dolphins at the US Navy’s marine mammal program, specifically looking at how to help older dolphins live their longest, healthiest lives possible. Studying the diets of two cohorts in open ocean Florida and California, she discovered that one group of dolphins had less age-related disease than the other. As the fish in their diet was a little different due to the regions, Dr. Venn-Watson and her team were able to decipher that it wasn’t omega-3 that made the difference as they originally thought, but a specific fatty acid called C15:0. The molecule had been identified in 1942, but this was the first evidence that it could actually be an essential nutrient for mammals. C15:0 is naturally found in dairy, some fish and plants.
These fatty acids are being called OCFAs, odd chain fatty acids.
All of this is really starting to blow my mind, thinking about how right Ray Peat has been about everything and how long it has taken for mainstream science to catch up. I haven't heard him talking about OCFAs ever, but he knew that PUFAs were bad, no matter what, even in the form of Omega 3 which was very controversial, Omega 6 being bad was not as controversial. He knew this because of this deep understanding about biological mechanisms and the science behind how compounds actually work in the body. Peat was just so ahead of his time and was so far into his understanding. He was obsessed with dairy, maybe now we're finally getting the reason why it's so good, asides of course, from the other obvious reasons.
I'd love to hear Georgi talk more about this compound, I haven't heard him talking about it much on the Generative Energy podcast but I might've missed it.