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Omega-3 is not a single thing. There are three important acids, ALA, EPA, and DHA. The first can be found in some plant sources, I mostly get it from flax, soy,
by vga805 6y ago
Omega-3 is not a single thing. There are three important acids, ALA, EPA, and DHA. The first can be found in some plant sources, I mostly get it from flax, soy, and kale.
The latter two are only found in fish, and for the vegetarians, algae. A few people have mentioned cod liver oil. I supplement with an algae oil, it contains the omega-3s and I believe avoids the worry of toxic metals.
- marton78 6y ago> avoids the worry of toxic metals. And, more importantly, of overfishing. When I looked into supplements a year ago l, the algae capsules named "Opti3" had the highest EPA & DHA / Cost ratio and are fully vegan.
- hkyeti 6y agoYup, go straight to the source (where fish get theirs)
- 735tsdfe44 6y agoThe fish or marine invertebrates synthesize EPA and DHA by consuming microalgae that {1}do not contain both. {1} https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24152561 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24152561
- chelovek89 6y agoYou can also get omega-3s from grass fed beef and pastured eggs. 3 quality eggs in the morning and I get 210mg+ DHA. The more people knew this the more demand there would be for local meat and away from factory slaughterhouses, especially now that the pandemia exposes their vulnerability. We've got workers risking disease to bring us low quality, nutrient sparse meat.
- 735tsdfe44 6y agoSardines and anchovies eat mostly plankton so there is no toxic metals there.