Fish Oils

[Bouncer]

Damn...I cant believe one simple questions turned into this. Seems like some of you need to layoff the roids...and chill out! I even posted the other day i got my answer....and people still have a stick up their ass about it. I do tons of research out various subjects and Google is what I mostly use. I look at this forum as a great place to get advice and learn from others who have real world experience as opposed to only book knowledge.

Maybe I should have just sent Bouncer a PM asking him why he wanted me to add it to my daily supplements and been done with it.

keep posting your questions bro. that's what the board is for. without posts and questions there would be no need for a board like this.

[BJJ PitBull]

If i may piggy back on this post and ask what is the normal dosage for supplementing with this? I was told by someone that he takes 4-5 grams of the actuall EPA DHA from fish oils...the reccomended dosage on the bottles suggests like 1 gram per day. My question is what, if any, benefit are there to taking more, and what are your thoughts on how much to supplement with?

[Bouncer]

I would take 6- 10 capsules per day spaced out evenly with meals. no more then that is needed.

[redback]

it depends on the dose of each capsule. I only take 3 a day but mine are 1000mgs

[Bouncer]

it depends on the dose of each capsule. I only take 3 a day but mine are 1000mgs

they are 1000mgs of fish oil but only 300mgs total of EPA and DHA (the important stuff). this is the average dose in fish caps.

i would bump your dose up.

[redback]

they are 1000mgs of fish oil but only 300mgs total of EPA and DHA (the important stuff). this is the average dose in fish caps.

i would bump your dose up.

Will try 6 a day

[caged]

not to be mean, but have you ever heard of Google?

how do you know he didnt ..chief?

[NYCmitch25]

^stfu

i used to do the 6-10 a day but recently i not sure about it. i scaled back my intake of fish oil from supplements righ now. the source of the fish oil is suspect all kinds of shit they found in it. try to buy it reputable places if that exsists. there are some many other sources of health fats. the omega3 reduces inflamation which is a very good for overall health. could help you shoulder

quick search ...
Fish oil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Supplements
Many people have turned to fish oil supplements to get adequate omega-3 fatty acids.

Fish oil supplements have sometimes come under scrutiny in recent years. In early 2006, government agencies such as the Food Standards Agency in the UK and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland reported PCB levels that exceeded the strict new European maximum limits in several fish oil brands,[3][4] which required temporary withdrawal of these brands. To address the growing concern over contaminated fish oil supplements, the International Fish Oil Standards program, a voluntary review process, was created at University of Guelph.

Patented production purification processes do however exist in order to remove pollutants and dioxins from fish oil to levels far below the EU limits. This is called stripping technology.

Most of the fish oils used for Omega purposes are originating from Peru, Chile and Morocco because the Omega 3 levels in the fish caught in these areas are higher (around 30%) than in Scandinavian and other fish oils (around 20%). Fish oils are being used in the Omega 3 industry to produce nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. However, the largest off-takers of the Omega 3 fish oils are still the leading buyers with the big fish feed companies such as Ewos, Skretting and Biomar in the lead.

[NYCmitch25]

List of brands which were tested for type of oil etc. help you make a descion on a brand
Fish Oil Supplements - Seafood Selector - Environmental Defense Fund

Worse brands:
TwinLabs
Kmart
Omega Protein
Rite Aid
Solaray

[Bouncer]

^stfu

i used to do the 6-10 a day but recently i not sure about it. i scaled back my intake of fish oil from supplements righ now. the source of the fish oil is suspect all kinds of shit they found in it.

thats kind of a false statement. you say "all kinds of shit they found in it." not really true, they only found shit in like 2 out of 50 brands tested and those brands were no name brands. costco brand is consistent good quality and tested so.

[gdbear65]

I'd stick with brands that are pharmaceutical grade quality - NutraSea, Nordic Naturals, Carlson Labs and Natural Factors - I'm sure there are others, but these are the ones I know. One of the concerns with cheaper brands is the oil may go rancid quite quickly, which doesn't affect it's nutritional value, but it will repeat on you. There's nothing like the taste of fish oil burps :evil:

[Bouncer]

There's nothing like the taste of fish oil burps :evil:

i put my caps in the freezer, stays harder and goes deeper into the stomach. no fish oil burps for me.

[NYCmitch25]

thats kind of a false statement. you say "all kinds of shit they found in it." not really true, they only found shit in like 2 out of 50 brands tested and those brands were no name brands. costco brand is consistent good quality and tested so.

you took that statement too literal. i guess you dont mind PCB's plus high levels of mercury. i have a link to support it, not sure why its so false... im try to inform him on staying away from no name brands or generics which may be harmful.

[Bouncer]

you took that statement too literal. i guess you dont mind PCB's plus high levels of mercury. i have a link to support it,

the level of mercury and PCB's found in the top fish oil brands is so low it is considered untraceable.

post a link saying otherwise about any top brand.

[NYCmitch25]

i think you just trying to be a dick and thats fine. i was trying to make the point buy from a reputable place in my original post, dont buy just anything. i was contributing to the post and it the link i posted i lists brands under worse Twinlabs is on there which is a pretty popular in bbling community.