FISH OILS

[Scrooge McDuck]

How many fish oil pills are recommended each day? My bottle says 3, but I have been told 6-9. If it is 6-9, then why?

What are other sources of essential fatty acids? Is peanut. cashew, and almond butter essential fatty acids also? Or are they just "healthy" fats. What is the difference?

I also intake a little bit of olive oil.

I am a little confused about what EFA's are. If somebody could explain or direct me somewhere that could help me out, it would be much appreciated!!!!! :p

Quack Quack!! :angel:

[Inatic]

This site has some great information dealing with Fish oils (orig posted by Dane at BLC)

This site has made a compilation of all the latest research dealing with fish oil.
http://www.oilofpisces.com/

Another site with some easy reading fish oil "faqs".
http://www.omega-3info.com/faqs.htm

[Erik]

Originally posted by Scrooge McDuck@May 4 2006, 01:16 AM
How many fish oil pills are recommended each day? My bottle says 3, but I have been told 6-9. If it is 6-9, then why?

What are other sources of essential fatty acids? Is peanut. cashew, and almond butter essential fatty acids also? Or are they just "healthy" fats. What is the difference?

I also intake a little bit of olive oil.

I am a little confused about what EFA's are. If somebody could explain or direct me somewhere that could help me out, it would be much appreciated!!!!! :p

Quack Quack!! :angel:
6g of total fish oil seems to be what most of the research points to.

[Brandi]

AHahaha Scrooge.

That's awesome.

[Dane]

The amount of fish oil to take depends on your particular brand of fish oil. For general health, it's indicated to take 1g of active EPA/DHA per day. Most "standard" fish oil caps contain only about 150-200mg of EPA/DHA, so you'd have to take 6 a day (each capsule is 1g total weight) to get your 1gEPA/DHA.

The brand I take is pharmaceutical grade, ultra-concentrated, having 600mg active EPA/DHA per (1g by weight) cap. So I only have to take 2 a day.

Check yer label! ;)

[Strive2Define]

I take both fish oil caps(6) and 2 tbsp flax oil each day.I usually use the flax in conjunction with balsamic vinegar to make a salad dressing or drizzle it on my broccoli. I am never sure when exactly I should take my fish oils though. Should those be considered part of my P/F meals or does it really matter?

[Erik]

Originally posted by Strive2Define@May 4 2006, 10:28 AM
I take both fish oil caps(6) and 2 tbsp flax oil each day.I usually use the flax in conjunction with balsamic vinegar to make a salad dressing or drizzle it on my broccoli. I am never sure when exactly I should take my fish oils though. Should those be considered part of my P/F meals or does it really matter?
It doesn't really matter; just be sure to get them in some time during the day. I take 3 capsules 2x/day.

[abercrombie3f]

It doesn't really matter; just be sure to get them in some time during the day. I take 3 capsules 2x/day.

How many mg are yours?

[funnyesq]

Combined DHA/EPA per day is about 2-3,000mg. Most fish oil has different concentrations of the DHA/EPA so that's the focus.

[Espi]

I'm using krill oil. In krill oil, the EPA/DHA is present as a phsopholipid , not as a triglyceride (= 3 fatty acids, among which EPA/DHA and glycerol backbone).
By having these EFAs as a phospolipid it's being absorbed about 5x better.. as a result, for every 10 fish oil caps (regular strength) you only need 2 krill oil caps.

[gluteus maximus]

Anyone know how much salmon that would be?

[Erik]

Depends

[Espi]

You can look it up in nutritiondata.com.

[Aaron_F]

By having these EFAs as a phospolipid it's being absorbed about 5x better..

proof?

[gluteus maximus]

those legs are very distracting