Fish Oils & Fatty Acids: Benefits, Dosages & Favorites

[bigMoJo]

The topic of Fish Oils & Omega Fatty Acids came up today when one of our members posted up his blood labs. The set of lab markers was called, "Omega Check." IDK anything about that, but I take a fatty acid supplement, and started searching the forum for other threads on this subject. Many of those threads are almost a decade old.

Figured we can discuss the latest about this popular and important supplement—which apparently has it's own blood lab markers—and share what we've seen and found regarding the many beneifts, dosages, and our favorite brands and/or types.

For the past three years, I've been taking Puritan's Pride Triple Omega 3-6-9 Fish, Flax & Borage supplement. I like it because I "feel" I'm getting the benefits from it and it doesn't leave a fish aftertaste if I take it withiut a large meal.

The serving size on the label is 3 softgels, but I take a minimum of 4, and as many as 6 depending on the meal.

What do you think...?

 

[Anat]

I’ve been using omega-3 for the past 10 years. Honestly, I can’t pinpoint exactly what benefits I’m getting, but it feels like it’s doing something good. Omega-3 is known to help with heart health, brain function, reducing inflammation, and even joint support, so I’ll take that as a win. I also up my dose when I’m on the RFL diet to help keep things balanced. I mostly stick with Ultra Omega-3 from Now Foods because it has a solid EPA-to-DHA ratio and doesn’t break the bank.

 

[bigMoJo]

heart health, brain function, reducing inflammation, and even joint support

I can attest to the inflammation and joint support... I've got some serious injuries where I know, prior to AAS, the fatty acids played a part.

For the diet, there is so much info about fatty acids assisting metabolism, its hard to ignore. I just keep it as one of my primary supps.

Can I ask your dosages?

 

[Stealth500]

I can attest to the inflammation and joint support... I've got some serious injuries where I know, prior to AAS, the fatty acids played a part.

For the diet, there is so much info about fatty acids assisting metabolism, its hard to ignore. I just keep it as one of my primary supps.

Can I ask your dosages?

i take one a day, have been for ages. Basically whatever brand is available to me.

currently this one

i also try to eat 2 portions of salmon a week.

 

[BamaCrazy]

I compared the labs with your supplement and it looks like everything is covered.

 

[Anat]

I can attest to the inflammation and joint support... I've got some serious injuries where I know, prior to AAS, the fatty acids played a part.

For the diet, there is so much info about fatty acids assisting metabolism, its hard to ignore. I just keep it as one of my primary supps.

Can I ask your dosages?

Usually 2-5 capsules a day; on a cut, 10 capsules, because that’s my only source of fat.

 

[glpfun]

I take 2 of these a day, each has 1250 mg EPA and 500 mg DHA, they do third party testing and source sustainably as well

 

[bighunanballs]

Huge fan of liquid cod oil and fish oil i keep refrigerated to hinder it from spoiling so fast. Usually a tbsp plus a tbsp flax seed oil per day

 

[bigMoJo]

i take one a day, have been for ages. Basically whatever brand is available to me.

currently this one

i also try to eat 2 portions of salmon a week.

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I see salmon at Costco twice a week, and always say I'll get it next time. I can barely get it in my diet once a month, and it's for two days straight... sometimes three if the kids don't eat it.

 

[AlexDavis43]

The benefits of EPA & DHA on preservation of cognitive function in aging is not based on gold standard human randomized clinical trials.

It is largely the totality of evidence on epidemiological and observational studies of seafood-eating populations. This is where the "omega-3 index" came from.

(Sands et al., 2005)

I try to get a lot of seafood in my diet - fatty stuff like salmon with skin on (DHA is concentrated in skin) - but also other seafood like shellfish etc for other nutrients [just in case]. And I like 'em.

If you want to go the route of supplementation, krill oil seems like a good bet. Kori Krill Oil on Amazon, for example.

 

[bigMoJo]

I compared the labs with your supplement and it looks like everything is covered.

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Bama, I was hoping you'd oost those labs here. Thank you.

Wow, those markers are basically the food label, right? Very good to know. I'm going to get that lab on my next draw. That "Omega Check" is $57.89 through Fitomics as stand-alone lab.

 

[AlexDavis43]

The topic of Fish Oils & Omega Fatty Acids came up today when one of our members posted up his blood labs. The set of lab markers was called, "Omega Check." IDK anything about that, but I take a fatty acid supplement, and started searching the forum for other threads on this subject. Many of those threads are almost a decade old.

Figured we can discuss the latest about this popular and important supplement—which apparently has it's own blood lab markers—and share what we've seen and found regarding the many beneifts, dosages, and our favorite brands and/or types.

For the past three years, I've been taking Puritan's Pride Triple Omega 3-6-9 Fish, Flax & Borage supplement. I like it because I "feel" I'm getting the benefits from it and it doesn't leave a fish aftertaste if I take it withiut a large meal.

The serving size on the label is 3 softgels, but I take a minimum of 4, and as many as 6 depending on the meal.

What do you think...?

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I'd look for a more EPA & DHA-focused supplement.

No one needs to supplement omega-6 (linoleic acid) - it's in everything and everyone is probably getting too much anyway. These are the "seed oils" people talk about.

Conversion of n3 (linolenic acid) to DHA is crapola so it's best to get preformed EPA & DHA either by seafood or specialized supplements (fish, krill, or algae oil).

 

[BamaCrazy]

Bama, I was hoping you'd oost those labs here. Thank you.

Wow, those markers are basically the food label, right? Very good to know. I'm going to get that lab on my next draw. That "Omega Check" is $57.89 through Fitomics as stand-alone lab.

I purchased it when they had a sale last year. I chose every lab I could find that covered the heart, liver, and kidney. I’ve never gotten this one and the results has now motivated me to buy it once a year.

 

[Stealth500]

I see salmon at Costco twice a week, and always say I'll get it next time. I can barely get it in my diet once a month, and it's for two days straight... sometimes three if the kids don't eat it.

i like throwing things in the oven.. set it and forget it type meals.

 

[havanabanana]

Is there any problem with overdosing on vitamin E that is almost always added to buffer oxidation?

 

[AlexDavis43]

Is there any problem with overdosing on vitamin E that is almost always added to buffer oxidation?

Iirc from textbook vitamin E toxicity -> alopecia (random bald spots). Not sure how much this happens IRL

 

[buck]

I took 4-8 grams of fish oil for over 30 years had low cholesterol levels and still ended up high a high calcium score. My opinion is that while modern science has choose to focus on a very narrow band of information. What is actually going on and what is beneficial is still not well known. As for taking other omegas such as omega 6 i don't add any into my diet as most Americans get way more then they seem to need. And as it can cause inflammation i do not add any extra to my diet.

 

[MAGA]

Which fish oil is actually the best?

 

[AlexDavis43]

Which fish oil is actually the best?

Most evidence supports eating fatty seafood like salmon, not supplements.

Next best is going to be the most expensive, like Krill Oil or fish/algae oils with 1g DHA per serving.

 

[Sawisthelaw]

I'm a big fan of Nordic Naturals Omega 3 liquid. Raised my HDL 9 points in 3 months.