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http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fish-oil-friend-or-foe-201307126467 http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fish-oil-friend-or-foe-20... There are other safe sou

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fish-oil-friend-or-foe-201307126467 http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fish-oil-friend-or-foe-20... There are other safe sources of omega 3's.

briHass 10y ago
The sources mentioned in that article are ALA, which have conversion rates to the desired DHA/EPA that vary greatly between individuals [1]. Typically, something like 5% of ALA is converted to EPA and even less is converted to DHA. It's better to eat the preformed DHA/EPA rather than relying on the conversion. edit: Harvard health seems to even disagree with themselves: http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/why-not-flaxseed-oil http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/why-not-flaxse... [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9637947 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9637947