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Old 04-16-2007, 06:10 PM   #1
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Dosage of fish oil pills?

Hi everyone,
I just bought a bottle of fish oil capsules. Will someone tell me how many mg. per day I need to take for health benefits? Thanks in advance. Bren

 
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Re: Dosage of fish oil pills?

Come on now, pretty please, surely someone else is taking these. I don't want to OD on fish oil! I heard it was good for arthritis and heart. Thanks, Bren

 
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Re: Dosage of fish oil pills?

Well it depends on the person. My dad used to just take one fish oil pill a day and over time it got rid of his headaches. I think he took like 1000 MG or 1300 MG. Just look on the bottle and see how many you're allowed to have. Does it say like up to 3 a day or do not exceed over X amount of MG?

 
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Re: Dosage of fish oil pills?

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Come on now, pretty please, surely someone else is taking these. I don't want to OD on fish oil! I heard it was good for arthritis and heart. Thanks, Bren
Hello,

My guess is that the dosage depends on the type of each supplement. I have two different ones here. One is Omega3 Super Concentrate EPA400 DHA 200, taken 3x daily 1 capsule each. I just bought another type (3 bottles of this - on sale) which is called Wild Salmon & Fish Oils 1000mg EPA180 DHA120, not nearly as concentrated as my old one. This one is also taken 3x a day 1 capsule each time. I do wonder if they are both equally beneficial, given the differences in the content of EPA and DHA.
Can anyone tell me? I want to take the best there is.
I might have to talk to the pharmacist again.....

Omega3's are good for the heart and brain function.

 
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Re: Dosage of fish oil pills?

Depends on why you take it. Personally, I take 3g a day of EPA and about 1.5g DHA. Those are the two important forms of Omega 3.

 
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