Table 3.
Estimated Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acid intake in the Late Paleolithic Period (g/day) a,b,c.
| Plants | |
| LA | 4.28 |
| ALA | 11.40 |
| Animals | |
| LA | 4.56 |
| ALA | 1.21 |
| Total | |
| LA | 8.84 |
| ALA | 12.60 |
| Animal | |
| AA (ω6) | 1.81 |
| EPA (ω3) | 0.39 |
| DTA (ω6) | 0.12 |
| DPA (ω3) | 0.42 |
| DHA (ω3) | 0.27 |
| Ratios of ω6/ω3 | |
| LA/ALA | 0.70 |
| AA + DTA/EPA + DPA + DHA | 1.79 |
| Total ω6/ω3 | 0.79 b |
a Data from Eaton et al. [58]; b Assuming an energy intake of 35:65 of animal: plant sources; c LA, linoleic acid; ALA, linolenic acid; AA, arachidonic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; DTA, docosatetranoic acid; DPA, docosapentaenoic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid.