I read that taking fish oil can lower your Vitamin E levels. Anyone take Vitamin E suppliments specifically to make up the difference?
Not sure if this has been covered before, I remember hearing an answer somewhere but can't remember where:
If a 1g fish oil capsule has 300mg EPA/DHA, what is the other 700mg? Anyone know? Is it just the gel/oil that is supposed to help you absorb it? I'm not concerned, but just curious.
Also:
Some fish oil has EPA, DHA, and another higher number for "total omega-3 fatty acids" or "other omega 3 fatty acids". Is the total number important, or just EPA/DHA? I'd imagine that the different sources of n-3s are still effective for balancing out n-6, unless they are basically ineffective in being used by our body, like ALA from flax.
Cod Liver Oil - If you're looking to get a decent amount EFAs, this is NOT a good option; cod liver oil contains vitamin A and D, and to get a therapeutic amount of EPA/DHA, you'd seriously overdose on the fat-soluble vitamin A. Some versions of cod liver oil now on the market HAVE decent amounts of EPA and DHA, but here's something to chew on:
"Although activated vitamin D and vitamin A signal through common cofactors, they compete for each other's function. Retinoic acid antagonizes the action of vitamin D and its active metabolite. In humans, even the vitamin A in a single serving of liver impairs vitamin D's rapid intestinal calcium response. In a dietary intake study, Oh et al found that a high retinol intake completely thwarted vitamin D s otherwise protective effect on distal colorectal adenoma, and they found a clear relationship between vitamin D and vitamin A intakes, as the women in the highest quintile of vitamin D intake also ingested around 10,000 IU/d of retinol.
In other words, don't take cod liver oil for it's EPA and DHA, don't take it for it's vitamin D (because essentially it's useless), and don't take it for vitamin A, because you should be eating more goddamn vegetables for that.
Not sure if this has been covered before, I remember hearing an answer somewhere but can't remember where:
If a 1g fish oil capsule has 300mg EPA/DHA, what is the other 700mg? Anyone know? Is it just the gel/oil that is supposed to help you absorb it? I'm not concerned, but just curious.
Now, my question is in regards to the quoted text, where it says "in other words, don't take cod liver oil for it's EPA & DHA ..." etcetc. Now the Vitamin D part I can understand, but isn't it a bit harsh to to say that you shouldn't take it for the EPA,DHA and Vitamin A ?
Question...I am taking Vitamin Shoppe's Meg-3 Fish Oil, (300mg EPA, 200mg DHA) and taking 3pills with breakfast and 3pills with dinner = 3g/day. Is this plenty of should I boost it by 4pills 2x a day to equal 4g/day?