Hey up folks, im currently in the process of trying to source a good omega 3 supplement, to counteract the high omega6 PUFAs ide say im getting lately as a result of my high nut consumption.. I think i got through a kg of nuts over the weekend

After some research, I was dead set on getting this Salmon oil based on a recommendation, but then discovered Krill oil is supposedly alot better than fish oil for its high antioxident levels, longer shelf life, and better absorption. So im currently looking at this.

Has anyone any other suggestions, anything else I should be looking at?

Yeah its probably the only way to go about it really isnt it?! Only problem is though I have an obsession with them, its getting out of hand. Any other suggestions for high fat sources then? Im afraid if I cut back on nuts ill start to lose too much weight... I could try downing loads of lard, but its hard enough to come by where i am. Ill chuck in more avocados and coconut meat anyways I think, and organic fatty meats when I can get them.

With respect to the nuts, you could try to make sure a substantial proportion are walnuts, because they have a better omega 3:6 ratio.

You could also try unroasted nuts, as they won't have the added omega 6 from peanut oil.

Walnuts are still really high in Omega 6s.

1 oz of walnuts has 9,260mg of omega 6s!

Here's a comment on another site:
http://www.paleonu.com/qa-and-testimonials/2009/6/27/questions-and-paleonutrition-testimonials-welcomeclick.html#comment4858483

Walnuts are highly PUFA with O-6: O-3 ratios of 10:1 or more and once again, ALA is not efficiently converted to the EPA and DHA we need.

There are no seeds or nuts that actually improve your ratios only fish or cod liver oil can do that (besides reducing 6s)

Yeah I plugged the numbers into the cronometer last night and found walnuts have an impressive ratio of 4.15:1 in favor of omega 6s, not bad. Also, macadamia nuts are good too, 6.5:1 in favor of omega 6s. But whats great about macadamias is they only have 1.3% omega6, they're mostly monounsaturate.

I've also come to the conclusion that I can add hazelnuts even though they have a terrible ratio of 78.5:1, as they are only 7.8% omega 6. So adding a few hazelnuts won't increase my overall ratio too much as long as walnuts are the majority of my intake. All according to the cron-o-meter of course. 

I got my info on walnuts from Nutritiondata.com:
1 oz. walnuts:

Total Omega-3 fatty acids 562mg
 Total Omega-6 fatty acids 9260mg

That's a 16.5:1 ratio. I'm not sure where that book got that figure (2.5g) for omega 3s. But it appears that the Cron-o-meter has the same data as the book does.

ETA: OK OK wait I got it! - there's two different kinds of walnuts and their data is completely different! Black walnuts are the ones I listed, and English walnuts are the ones you are listing. Interesting that they are so different in omega 3s and 6s!!! So the English ones have a better ratio (more 3s), but they are even higher in 6s: 10g per oz!!

1 oz. hazelnuts:

Total Omega-3 fatty acids 24.6mg
Total Omega-6 fatty acids 2213mg

That's a 90:1 ratio; although the 6s are lower than in walnuts.

1 oz. macadamias:

Total Omega-3 fatty acids 58.2mg
Total Omega-6 fatty acids 366mg

Ratio: 6:1, quite low in 6s. This sounds like the best choice as far as nuts go.

Shell_piece, I think that it's a good decision to try to just cut back on the nuts instead of chugging fish oil!!

PuraEpa from www.mind1st.co.uk is what I use.