What exactly is "% Omega-6 (LA)" Nutrient Balance?
All other nutrient balances are ratios and there are two components. But this one is a percentage and it doesn't say what is a percentage of what. How is this calculation done? Thanks.
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It looks like it's calories from Omega-6 as a percentage of total calories consumed.
Here's how I backed into it using my data from so far today:
Total Calories Consumed........707 (calories)
Grams of Omega-6...................2.1 (grams)
Calories from Omega-6............2.1 grams Omega-6
...............................................x 9 calories per gram
............................................= 18.9 (calories from Omega-6)Omega-6 % of total................18.9 (calories from Omega-6)
.....divided by...total day..........707 (calories)
.............................................= 2.67%18.9 Calories as a percentage of 707 total = approximately 2.67%
*707 is low because I haven't finished the day yet.
loooooooong time user (from the downloadable freeware days)
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@MrC, thanks. Math certainly checks out. I verified with few days with high and low Omega-6.
Given that that gauge is greenest when the number is 0, it is almost as if it is suggesting to ingest 0g omega 6.