Possible Fish Oils?

FoxWilkinson

Good morning,

I've been considering adding a fish oil to my diet. However, I'm not sure if this is my decision, or the vitamin lady at my local GNC pressuring me to buy everything. Currently I take a Active Women's multi vitamin, about 30 mins after my thyroid meds (hypoactive). When picking up my bottle the other day, the lady started adding things to my list (everything from the fish oil to fat burners! :noway: ) and I had to strongly point out I just wanted my vitamin. I wanted to look at protein powders that day too, but I bought my vitamins and just got out of there...:grumble:

So my question is; is adding a fish oil a good idea? Or was the lady just trying to sell me stuff? I've heard those who say yes, and those who say just get more omega3's from my food is fine. I use exta vigin coconut oil (which has the good fats, right?) in my smoothies sometimes, and for cooking too. I'm pretty active, zumba twice a week, reg cardio, circuit training, and heavy lifting x2/wk.

I am definatly looking to up the challenge, and perhaps looking more at my nuitrition is the key. Thanks all :bigsmile:

Firefox7275

You should be taking supplement advice from your doctor, not unqualified people on forums and health food stores. Maybe point out next time you are in GNC have diagnosed conditions and take prescribed medication. Long chain omega-3s (DHA/ EPA) have numerous health benefits, so they are the ONLY supplement I recommend to almost all nutrition clients BUT they are not for everyone with all medication regimes and health issues.

You should be eating enough oily fish each week to get the minimum recommended amount out long chain omega-3s, are you? Coconut oil is a source of healthy fats but not a source of essential fatty acids which omega-3s are classed as. Are you eating foods like nuts, seeds and cocoa each day?

neanderthin

Personally I think krill oil is the best out there if your going to supplement omega3's. It's absorbed by the body more readily than salmon or other fish oil, therefore you can use less as well.

jojo440

Krill Oil is not the best. High levels of EPA and DHA are what you need to look for on the supplement facts.

Try Ocean Blue Professional Omega-3 2100. There are 2100 mg per serving in that and a lot less fat than krill or over the counter fish oil supplement you can buy in the local drug store. oceanblueprofessional.com

neanderthin

Krill Oil is not the best. High levels of EPA and DHA are what you need to look for on the supplement facts.

Try Ocean Blue Professional Omega-3 2100. There are 2100 mg per serving in that and a lot less fat than krill or over the counter fish oil supplement you can buy in the local drug store. oceanblueprofessional.com

Krill oil is in a phospholipid form and can be absorbed immediately before actual digestion takes place, where as regular fish oil needs to be digested and a phospholipid attached to allow for absorbtion because that's the type of fat we have (phospholipid type) within our bodies. During the digestion process much of the fish oil is malabsorbed because of that reproduction process and the major advantage being we don't need as much.....apparently 5 times less on average, which is negated by the cost of krill but krill also is loaded with a very powerful antioxidant, astaxanthin and has choline, and because krill is at the bottom of the chain, more sustainable with less toxins, generally speaking. And my post isn't spam.

Firefox7275

Krill Oil is not the best. High levels of EPA and DHA are what you need to look for on the supplement facts.

Try Ocean Blue Professional Omega-3 2100. There are 2100 mg per serving in that and a lot less fat than krill or over the counter fish oil supplement you can buy in the local drug store. oceanblueprofessional.com

Krill oil is in a phospholipid form and can be absorbed immediately before actual digestion takes place, where as regular fish oil needs to be digested and a phospholipid attached to allow for absorbtion because that's the type of fat we have (phospholipid type) within our bodies. During the digestion process much of the fish oil is malabsorbed because of that reproduction process and the major advantage being we don't need as much.....apparently 5 times less on average, which is negated by the cost of krill but krill also is loaded with a very powerful antioxidant, astaxanthin and has choline, and because krill is at the bottom of the chain, more sustainable with less toxins, generally speaking. And my post isn't spam.

Where are you getting the five times from?

"A significant increase in plasma EPA, DHA, and DPA was observed in the subjects supplemented with n-3 PUFAs as compared with the controls, but there were no significant differences in the changes in any of the n-3 PUFAs between the fish oil and the krill oil groups. No statistically significant differences in changes in any of the serum lipids or the markers of oxidative stress and inflammation between the study groups were observed. Krill oil and fish oil thus represent comparable dietary sources of n-3 PUFAs, even if the EPA + DHA dose in the krill oil was 62.8% of that in the fish oil."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3024511/

Given the widespread availability of reasonably priced triple strength fish oil, I'm not really seeing the need?

neanderthin

I'll see if I can find it, it's been a while.

neanderthin

Krill Oil is not the best. High levels of EPA and DHA are what you need to look for on the supplement facts.

Try Ocean Blue Professional Omega-3 2100. There are 2100 mg per serving in that and a lot less fat than krill or over the counter fish oil supplement you can buy in the local drug store. oceanblueprofessional.com

Krill oil is in a phospholipid form and can be absorbed immediately before actual digestion takes place, where as regular fish oil needs to be digested and a phospholipid attached to allow for absorbtion because that's the type of fat we have (phospholipid type) within our bodies. During the digestion process much of the fish oil is malabsorbed because of that reproduction process and the major advantage being we don't need as much.....apparently 5 times less on average, which is negated by the cost of krill but krill also is loaded with a very powerful antioxidant, astaxanthin and has choline, and because krill is at the bottom of the chain, more sustainable with less toxins, generally speaking. And my post isn't spam.

Where are you getting the five times from?

"A significant increase in plasma EPA, DHA, and DPA was observed in the subjects supplemented with n-3 PUFAs as compared with the controls, but there were no significant differences in the changes in any of the n-3 PUFAs between the fish oil and the krill oil groups. No statistically significant differences in changes in any of the serum lipids or the markers of oxidative stress and inflammation between the study groups were observed. Krill oil and fish oil thus represent comparable dietary sources of n-3 PUFAs, even if the EPA + DHA dose in the krill oil was 62.8% of that in the fish oil."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3024511/

Given the widespread availability of reasonably priced triple strength fish oil, I'm not really seeing the need?

It's been 5 years since reading a study about the absorption, I just found this.


http://www.omega-research.com/researchview.php?ID=947&catid=15

To date, there are only 3 published human studies conducted with krill oil, whereas over 8,000 clinical human studies have been published on fish oil. Marketing of krill oil has recently included claims about being “faster absorbed,” “more rich than fish oil,” etc., which has triggered the involvement of the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureau www.nadreview.org/ CaseReports.aspx). A review of the literature shows no evidence or supportive studies for these claims. In response, an agreement has been reached to stop
advertising these unsubstantiated claims.

Too good to be true as far as these multiple times better for absorption, even though there is some advantage, not enough for the price of admission. Thanks for the update.

Firefox7275

It's been 5 years since reading a study about the absorption, I just found this.


http://www.omega-research.com/researchview.php?ID=947&catid=15

To date, there are only 3 published human studies conducted with krill oil, whereas over 8,000 clinical human studies have been published on fish oil. Marketing of krill oil has recently included claims about being “faster absorbed,” “more rich than fish oil,” etc., which has triggered the involvement of the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureau www.nadreview.org/ CaseReports.aspx). A review of the literature shows no evidence or supportive studies for these claims. In response, an agreement has been reached to stop
advertising these unsubstantiated claims.

Too good to be true as far as these multiple times better for absorption, even though there is some advantage, not enough for the price of admission. Thanks for the update.

Thanks for the information and your honesty. Much appreciated.