As Sparky said in the previos post, balance is the key to fitness and health. Balance between calories input and output, balance between workouts and rest, etc. I’ve been reading an interesting article about different types of fats and it appears that, according to a new study, a right balance of different oils in your diet may be crucial for your health.

A study published in the British Journal of Cancer reports different effects of Omega-6 and Omega-3 fats on cancer cells (they conducted their study on prostate cancer cells).

• Omega-6 fatty acids are found in vegetable oils, nuts, etc.

• Omega-3 acids are found in fish.

The new theory is that Omega-6 oils give tumours a high energy supply for a rapid growth. However this invasion is blocked by omega-3. You need half as much omega-3 as omega-6 to block the malicious effects on tumour cells.

Therefore, if your diet includes vegetable oils, don’t forget to add some healthy ammounts of fish to your diet, too. For more information you may want to read this.

Note: A real bodytweaker loves fish (in a non-sexual way of course ;))
Cost: Depends… I buy 20 ounces of canned tuna for 3$