Fish Oil supplements? - High Cholesterol Message Board

Regular Guy · 06-03-2005, 04:03 PM

Im looking for recomendations on a fish oil supplement, I am hearing great things about it and want to give it a try. I hear some of them can be very expensive. What is the recomended brand/strength and how do you figure dosage? 6' 190 pounds and my Cholesterol is 220 and the doc want is under 190, My good cholesterol is also very low.

Thanks!!!

HubbleRules · 06-03-2005, 05:26 PM

Regular Guy,

I buy mine from Puritan's Pride.

The brand I buy is called 'Super Omega-3'. It comes in a 1000mg capsule, each containing 300mg EPA and 200mg DHA. I take 2/day... It costs $14.50 for 90 capsules. I wait until they have their 3-for-1 sale.

Another highly touted brand is ResQ-1250. It is a pharmaceutical grade of fish oil (very high in EPA and DHA - the critical ingredients you want to maximize) - but this brand is expensive.

You should aim for at least 1000 mg of EPA + DHA daily to realize a benefit.

Omega-3 Fish Oil helps raise HDL (as does Niacin), and helps reduce inflammation.

Regards,

HubbleRules

Lenin · 06-04-2005, 07:04 AM

I think the best deal is the 12 ounce Twinlab Norwegian Cod Live Oil. It goes for about $6.50 and has 72 serings of 5 ml (1 tsp.) providing 554 mg. EPA and 369 mg. DHA.
You won't find anything cheaper and I think the unflavored is delicious.

Regular Guy · 06-05-2005, 11:10 AM

Any thoughts on these? It looks like a decent deal.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/olabs/omega.html