Flax seed oil is currently receiving a great deal of attention from respected nutritionists world wide since research has shown it to be one of the worlds richest natural food sources of the omega 3 essential fatty acid alpha linolenic acid flax seed oil is an excellent alternative to fish oils as the oil obtained from flax seed is 60 by weight alpha linolenic acid and contains almost twice as much omega 3 per gram of weight than fish oils alpha linolenic acid is converted by the body int