Posted: 8/2/2013 5:29:30 PM EDT
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I know guys on body building.com are using this because it helps recover faster and supposedly helps stimulate muscle growth. How much can you take or should you take? |
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I take 1,000 to 2,000 mg per day. When I messed up my back, the chiropractor had me taking 5,000 as he said it's a great anti-inflamitory.
I've found when keeping a low fat diet, taking them has been nice. Just a warning: I take mine mid way through my meal. Otherwise you smell like a bait bucket (even if you buy the good ones). I've been told by 3 doctors to keep up my fish oil regimen. I can't imagine it's that bad for your pooper. |
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It appears to be one of the supps that has science behind it. Or at least I found some stuff on it when I decided to get some. I now take 1200mg/day. The first tub I bought was some cheap stuff, made my breath smell nasty. I then spent a bit more and my breath doesn't seem to smell at all.
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Quoted: I know guys on body building.com are using this because it helps recover faster and supposedly helps stimulate muscle growth. How much can you take or should you take? |
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Getting your fish oil from whole foods is probably healthier. Wild caught salmon, herring, anchovies, and sardines are all good sources. Most canned salmon is wild caught. I'll start with the presumption that obtaining a desired nutrient from a whole food source is superior because the whole food contains additional micronutrients and co-factors that improve uptake and utilization. How many times have we heard that a certain food is a "superfood" because it contains nutrient X, but supplements of nutrient X don't deliver the same benefits. IMO, if you want to claim that a supplement is just as effective as a whole food, it's on the person making the claim to so prove. That said, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12848287 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130305154531.htm To be clear, I am not against taking fish oil capsules, but the capsules are supplements to complete a diet, not be the primary source. It doesn't take expensive, wild-caught salmon to get there. Inexpensive sardines, anchovies, and herring also work and the latter fish are harvested young so they accumulate less heavy metals than fish harvested when they are more mature. Take fish oil capsules, but eat some fatty, cold water fish a couple of times per week to get maximum benefit. |
| As long as you focus on DHA/EPA dosage rather than overall fish oil you will be good. 1000-2000mg of DHA/EPA per day is recommended in addition to your wild cold water fish and almonds or pecans. Stay away from farm raised fish. They are usually fed grain feed which will increase their content of omega-6, which is pro-inflammatory. Also do not worry about brand or price. The only real difference is the dosage based on how the oil is extracted or distilled. The cheap Cosco or Sams Club brand will work fine. Just stay away from krill oil. |
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As long as you focus on DHA/EPA dosage rather than overall fish oil you will be good. 1000-2000mg of DHA/EPA per day is recommended in addition to your wild cold water fish and almonds or pecans. Stay away from farm raised fish. They are usually fed grain feed which will increase their content of omega-6, which is pro-inflammatory. Also do not worry about brand or price. The only real difference is the dosage based on how the oil is extracted or distilled. The cheap Cosco or Sams Club brand will work fine. Just stay away from krill oil. I take the Sams Club brand myself. Just curious, why stay away from krill oil? |
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As long as you focus on DHA/EPA dosage rather than overall fish oil you will be good. 1000-2000mg of DHA/EPA per day is recommended in addition to your wild cold water fish and almonds or pecans. Stay away from farm raised fish. They are usually fed grain feed which will increase their content of omega-6, which is pro-inflammatory. Also do not worry about brand or price. The only real difference is the dosage based on how the oil is extracted or distilled. The cheap Cosco or Sams Club brand will work fine. Just stay away from krill oil. What's the problem with krill???? |
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What's the problem with krill???? Quoted:
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As long as you focus on DHA/EPA dosage rather than overall fish oil you will be good. 1000-2000mg of DHA/EPA per day is recommended in addition to your wild cold water fish and almonds or pecans. Stay away from farm raised fish. They are usually fed grain feed which will increase their content of omega-6, which is pro-inflammatory. Also do not worry about brand or price. The only real difference is the dosage based on how the oil is extracted or distilled. The cheap Cosco or Sams Club brand will work fine. Just stay away from krill oil. What's the problem with krill???? I take Krill due to a fish allergy and have never read anything bad about it. Unless he means they typical have a lower DHA/EPA and cost more than fish oil, I would like to see some links |