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Originally Posted by OldGuy
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Seems like a no brainer to take some every day, right?
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Originally Posted by NeilC
Why do they use grams of oil for recommended dosage when it varies reasonably widely in the two main active ingredients: EPA & DHA?
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It is annoying, huh? I've noticed that most people who recommend it in grams per day (like 6 grams of fish oil per day) are meaning a fairly standard of fish oil. Costco's fish oil, for instance, has EPA or 180 and DHA of 120, in a 1 gram capsule. Most typical brands are dosed like this.
It's only the ultra cheap ones that have a similar dose in TWO caps, or higher end caps that are more EPA/DHA rich (like Flameout).
It's funny, when I was looking up fish oil caps, I saw that Costco now carries Iceland Health Maximum Strength (a "premium brand"). Only two of
those caps is 300mg EPA and 200mg DHA. Only 220 (110 doses) in the bottle, for 3 times the price. So, these
maximum strength caps are 6 times the cost AND you actually have to take more of them to get the amount of EPA/DHA that you're looking for. I'm sure their purity is tops though.
