Fish oil or Flaxseed - Vitamins & Supplements Message Board

brutus77 · 09-01-2005, 06:29 PM

Which is best. I can't afford both and the cost of gasoline, If it's fishoil what dossage would you recommend for a 6' 2" 250lb male. 58 yrs.

knotme · 09-01-2005, 07:21 PM

hey bru

I've recently added fish oil to my diet and chose fish oil(instead of flax seed oil) because fish oil contains EPA and DHA omega3 fatty acids. Flax seed oil contains ALA, a precursor of EPA. For the conversion to take place, your body needs a certain enzyme, which is variablely dependent on each individual. Some people don't have as much and thus will require larger amount of ALA to get the same amount of EPA from fish oil(think efficiency). Plus, studies have shown ALA stimulates the growth of prostate tumor. Fish oil seems a better choice for me.

3000mg a day.

They cost about the same at Walmart~$6. Buy the fish oil and walk a couple of miles.

Michael01 · 09-02-2005, 04:47 AM

I take a MultiOmega which is Fish Oil, Fax Oil & Borage. They recommend 1 Teaspoon a day. Bottle lasts 94 days. The cost is $13.99 from *******. That's 15 cents a day. I'm also large so take a bit more than 1 Teaspoon.

brutus77 · 09-02-2005, 07:49 AM

Well off n on I've been taking (totally on one year, then quit for three months) three teaspoons of high lignan flax seed oil a day, even tried grinding them myself. Recently tried fish oil at the rate of 2-850mg. capsules per day.

I noticed a tablespoon of flax seed oil contains 110 calories from fat. A fish oil capsule (850mgs) is 10 calories. Only been taking fish oil 3 weeks but I seem to notice a slight reduction in anxiety attacks I experience while highway driving.

Do they make bottled, liquid, non capsulated fish oil?

Michael01 · 09-02-2005, 07:52 AM

Yes they do make bottled Fish Oil. After opening bottle refrigerate.