
- Human beings have evolved on a diet of approximately 1:1 Omega-6 to Omega-3.
- Western Diets have changed to a ratio in the range of 15:1 to 16.7:1.
- These high O-6 to O-3 diets promote the pathogenesis of many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
- Diets with a lower ratio exert a suppressive effect on these same diseases.