Comments on: Fish Oil Intake for Inflammation

By: D.D:

D.D: — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:08:27 +0000

Thanks for all the info. It was very helpful. I am taking fish oil for depression, mood modifier.
Thanks!!!

By: Misha

Misha — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:55:35 +0000

A note about flax (and walnuts, and other non-animal sources): they don’t have the same type of omega-3s as fish oil. They contain alpha linoleic acid (ALA), not EPA or DHA, and thus don’t have the benefits of fish oil. The body can covert ALA to the others, but it’s very inefficient: 5% – 20%, with the higher end generally for women of child-bearing age. ALA is good for skin (and maybe cholesterol), but a poor choice for inflammation.

I like taking GNC’s Triple Strength Fish Oil caps, as they have 900mg of omega-3s per pill and are coated to reduce the likelihood of fishy burps. (No, I don’t work for GNC.)

By: lylemcd

lylemcd — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:49:02 +0000

Please read the Primer on Dietary fats, your information is outdated.

By: Answer Guy

Answer Guy — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:46:51 +0000

SHOULD be 1-1 or 2-1, in the Western Diet normally 20-1 or something equally silly.

Pumpkin Seeds & Flax oil are 2 good forms of it to start putting into your nutrition.

By: Manveet

Manveet — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:59:49 +0000

I’ve been using 10X1 gram dose for fish oil caps for a long time now. I’ve noticed that I probably don’t get a whole lot of omega 3 fatty acids from my diet (except for an occasional meal consisting of salmon). My question is how important is the ratio between omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids? Are there any studies out there indicating what would be a good ball park figure? 1:1? 2:1? Something else?

By: admin

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:18:44 +0000

Nope, 10X1 gram capsule assuming a standard dosage of 180 mg epa/120 mg dha

so those 10X1 gram capsules provides 3 grams of actual fish oil.

Lyle

By: johnyq

johnyq — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:29:07 +0000

Thanks for the great info.

I would just like to comment on this:
“My current generic recommendation is the middle level, 10X1 gram capsules per day for 3 grams total fish oil.”

I believe you meant to say 3 grams of EFAs ? Obviously 10x1g caps would be 10g of fish oil.