If you live in the vicinity of a Trader Joe’s, they have bottles of 90 caps of molecularly distilled fish oil, each 500 mg combined DHA/EPA, for $7.99.
That’s my personal fave – I take either 5 or 10 caps per day – I couldn’t imagine taking 30…
I really don’t trust Trader Joe’s supplements. They’re just a little too cheap, a little too generic, there is no liability involved, and who knows where their stuff comes from?
[quote]blam wrote:
A lot of the studies (especially cardiovascular and anti-inflammatory) on EPA/DHA usually had the dosage at atleast 2-3 grams. It makes sense then to dose at this level if you want to be sure you are reaping the theraputic benefits. [/quote]
This is where it starts getting difficult. most research in teh CVD area utilize 1-6grams of fishoil per day, usually on the lower side. SOme of the cholesterol trials went 10-12g/day but showed no real effect.
A lot of the inflammatory disease states used ~18g/day fish oils, which is getting to the 3.6g area epa/dha total.
Basing recommendations on diseased populations is stretching a bit far. Even looking at the fish oil metabolism trials, they are looking in the region of 6-9 grams/day of fishoil. I think it was eric noreen that JB commented on here somewhere that showed 9g had nil advantage over 6g in terms of metabolism.
The area is not quite black and white.
Great points, cyco!
That’s why it’s great to revisit certain topics like this (along with protein intake…)
I think that it should NEVER get old revisiting these areas. When you really look at it, those in the physique/strength/performance enhancement arena should ALWAYS be questioning BOTH a) dogma and b) questionable research.
Mufasa
what brand of fish oil do you guys recommend that i buy?
Should I refrigerate or freeze the fish oil?
[quote]dev wrote:
Should I refrigerate or freeze the fish oil?[/quote]
As stated on the bottle, the liquid version should always be refrigerated after opening. I think capsules are fine at room temp (cool and dry).
[quote]michaelv wrote:
I really don’t trust Trader Joe’s supplements. They’re just a little too cheap, a little too generic, there is no liability involved, and who knows where their stuff comes from?[/quote]
The main critique applies pretty well to every supplement company - no liability and who knows where it comes from.
W/r/t the “generic” comment, I think that says more about advertising budgets that anything). As for “cheap,” I’ve never complained I was paying too little for something if I was happy with it – it’s not as if there is a Biotest gold standard among fish oil capsules to which to compare the sups – at least not to my knowledge anyway.
I’ve never had a problem with Trader Joe’s supps – I use their vitamins, their Green pills, their fish oil and a few other items. Try 'em out – if you don’t like 'em, buy someone else’s.