How Much Fish Oil?

Fish Oil Tablets

It is important to take the recommended amounts daily and consistently.

Check the label instructions to see if your fish oil tablets or liquid fish oil needs to be refrigerated.

Fish Oil Dosage

For better absorption take your fish oil with your meal.

To make things a bit more complicated the ratio of omega-3s to omega-6s in our diet also affects the benefits we experience from taking fish oils. According to Dr. Lylas Mgk, M.D., author of Macular Degeneration-the Complete Guide to Saving and Maximizing your Sight, one of the main risk factors for developing age related macular degeneration is a diet too high in omega-6 fatty acids and too low in omega-3 fatty acids.

The trouble is that in today's diet, that includes fast foods and boxed and packaged foods, we get way more omega-6 EFAs than omega-3 EFAs.

So to reap the benefit of omega-3's in our diet, we must reduce the amount of omega-6s EFAs. So let's talk about how to get more omega-3's and how to reduce our omega-6 consumption.

The most simple way to reduce omega-6s in our diet is to reduce eating fast food and foods found in boxes or packages. Fast foods and foods such as cookies, crackers and snacks are all high in omega-6s.

How Much Fish Oil - AREDS 2

1) lutein and

2) zeaxanthin and

3) omega-3 DHA and EPA

for the treatment of and the development of age related macular degeneration and cataract.

In this study there were three arms to the study. The active ingredients and amounts used were:

10 mg lutein and

2 mg zeaxanthin (1 tablet)

350 mg DHA and 650 mg EPA (2 soft-gel capsules)

The participants will be followed for 5 years. At this time there are no study results. To read more about the Age Related Eye Disease Study 2 click here: AREDS2

How Much Fish Oil by the American Heart Association

1) Patients without documented coronary heart disease (CHD)

Eat a variety of (preferably fatty) fish at least twice a week. Include oils and foods rich in alpha-linolenic acid (flaxseed, canola and soybean oils; flaxseed and walnuts).

2) Patients with documented coronary heart disease

Consume about 1 g (1,000 mg) of EPA+DHA per day, preferably from fatty fish. EPA+DHA in capsule form could be considered in consultation with the physician.

3) Patients who need to lower triglycerides

Consume 2 grams (2,000 mg) to 4 grams (4,000 mg) of EPA+DHA per day provided as capsules under a physician’s care.

Patients taking more than 3 grams (3,000 mg) of omega-3 fatty acids from capsules should do so only under a physician’s care. High intakes could cause excessive bleeding in some people.

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