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| Registered User | Are all fish oils created equally? The obvious answer being no, as farm fish will range in a variety of ways. But what about the types of fish?? I was at the market today to pick some more up and I stood in front of two bottles (both from the brand Nature's Bounty). One bottle had "Cod Fish Oil" (Good source of Omega-3) and had 1000mg/cap with 60 caps to a bottle- price was about 5 bucks. The other bottle just said fish oil (and upon reading the ingredients on the back it stated: herring, anchovy, mackerel, sardine, and salmon). This bottle was 1200mg/cap and offered 120 caps for 6 bucks. (this bottle also listed Omega-6 along with Omega-3) I picked up the second bottle, being that it was double the caps (not to mention 200mg more per cap) for a dollar more, but is there really a difference between Cod and other fish? |
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| Registered User | I have also seen fish body oil. I don't know how this is different from regular fish oil. Also, cod is tricky. You don't want cod liver oil because in the volumes we would normaly take, you risk vitamin A toxicity. |
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| Registered User | They are not all the same. Always read the label to see there EPA/DHA content. Make sure it fits the void in your diet, my diet has heaps of DHA so I look for EPA. I use Now Foods Super EPA |
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the bottle I bought today has 216mg EPA and 144mg DHA per cap...granted I have only been taking 2 caps per day | |
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| Peanut Butter Cult Special Agent | Quote:
"I always keep a supply of stimulant handy, in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy..." -W.C. Fields | |
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| Registered User | Now Foods Ultra Omega-3 Per Capsule Natural Fish Oil Concentrate 1.0 g (1,000 mg) Omega-3 Fatty Acids 50 mg Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) 500 mg Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) 250 mg |
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| Peanut Butter Cult Special Agent | Quote:
"I always keep a supply of stimulant handy, in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy..." -W.C. Fields | |
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| Registered User | Quote:
Peace comes not from the absence of conflict but from the ability to cope with it. | |
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| Registered User | I love the Now brand ultra omega3, I now only have to talk one per meal instead of 6 of the cheaper brand, I have good trust in Now foods. They are pricey but it's worth it for quality. |
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| Registered User | I was under the impression that we generally needed more DHA than EPA from the fish oil. I thought that modern diets were skewed way to far towards EPA than is good for us. I think that the ratio for a modern diet tended to be around 1:20 EPA to DHA when it should really be more like 1:1-1:3. Or I have it completely backwards. Hah. Just googled it all to find out, and find that I'm an ass. That ratio applies to omega-6 to omega-3's, not DHA to EPA, which are BOTH omega-3's. Last edited by bound : 09-26-2007 at 04:59 PM. Reason: new info |
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