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That's a lot, where do you buy it? Also all I brands I've seen are higher on EPA over DHA. (The one in front of my is 780mg EPA and only 260 DHA) Does that s
by tocomment 13y ago
That's a lot, where do you buy it?
Also all I brands I've seen are higher on EPA over DHA. (The one in front of my is 780mg EPA and only 260 DHA)
Does that still help you or do you need a certain ratio?
- NARKOZ 13y agoI buy off from Amazon, the reviews are helpful. "Nordic Naturals" is a good brand to check out.
- tocomment 13y agoDo you think the amounts of EPA vs DHA are important? Do you worry about too many heavy metals?
- com2kid 13y agoYou want a good 3:2 ratio or so. Good brands independently list how much EPA and DHA are in each pill. Bad ones say "1000mg". That is useless, you can end up with minimal EPA and DHA and a bunch of filler oils. Meh. Best I've found is ~600mg EPA and 400mg of DHA per capsule. Edit: Good brands are purified, heavy metals should not be a concern.
- shire 13y agowhich one do you buy and how much are they?
- com2kid 13y agoI honestly cannot remember the brand right now, I'll try to remember to look it up when I get home, but that is many hours away!
- com2kid 13y ago!! I remembered THe highest ratio I have found is "Life Extension Super Omega-3 EPA/DHA" It is 700mg of EPA and 500mg of DHA. 3 a day!
- tocomment 13y agoThanks. What do you think of this one? Is Swanson a good brand? You can't beat the price. http://www.swansonvitamins.com/swanson-efas-super-epa-fish-oil-100-sgels http://www.swansonvitamins.com/swanson-efas-super-epa-fish-o...
- com2kid 13y agoWell be aware, 300mg of EPA means the value isn't quite as good as it may first appear. Multiply by 2.3 to get the dosage the same per $! I have never used Swanson stuff before, typical worry about low cost fish oil is that it isn't filtered for heavy metals as well, and it may have a smell to it. Of course YMMV. :) I typically go to a local shop (more expensive of course!) and try out a brand there first, since I typically can return even the opened bottle if I feel something is wrong.
- tocomment 13y agoWhat do you mean about multiplying by 2.3?
- com2kid 13y agoThe bottle I mentioned is 700mg per capsule, the one you linked to is 300mg per capsule. Price per capsule is therefor not a good measure, you need price per mg instead. :) (Also remember to take into consideration number of capsules in the bottle!)
- tocomment 13y agoBut the serving size on yours is two pills. Maybe you need to double up?
- ValentineC 13y agoIs that per serving? Some brands may have fudged their numbers to appear better, but the amount of EPA/DHA per softgel could be much lower.