Benexia® Xia oil and the importance of ALA in vegan diets

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A review paper from 2019 demonstrates the importance of ALA in vegan diets. The purpose of this review was to report and summarize relevant findings of studies on dietary intake and biological indicator status of LA, AA, ALA, EPA, and DHA in plasma, serum, erythrocytes, platelets, breastmilk, and adipose tissue in vegans, and discuss the reasons why their diets may need dietary reference intake (DRI) Special Consideration.

The most plentiful dietary n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid is LA. N-6 fatty acid food sources commonly consumed by vegans include nuts, seeds, certain vegetables, and vegetables oils such as soybean oil, safflower oil, and corn oil.

Therefore, any diet that is mostly plant-based leads to a high dietary intake of LA as well as fibre. Since there are few plant sources high in ALA compared to LA, this may present an intake challenge for vegans to meet the ALA requirements, unless they take supplements. Read the full review paper here.

LEHVOSS Nutrition offer Benexia® Xia Oil which is a high quality, researched, and sustainable cold-pressed chia oil. It is the richest vegan source of omega-3 Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) found in Nature and in addition, it contains all the antioxidants and nutritional actives found in Chia seeds. 

For more information, please visit our Benexia® Xia Oil dedicated page or contact us. Available from LEHVOSS Nutrition across Europe.
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