How much fish oil?

RRJ · 09-03-2004, 08:24 PM

Is there a limit to how much fish oil one should consume? I usually take in about 12-15 fish oil softgels. Thanks.

usc96 · 09-03-2004, 09:56 PM

Good question. Like anything, there definitely can be too much of a good thing. I take what the bottle recommends, three 1200 mg fish oil softgels a day.

Lost Dog · 09-03-2004, 11:06 PM

I take about 12 1000mg capsules a day (the ones with 180mg EPA and 120mg DHA). Plus, I eat salmon, herring, and/or sardines virtually every day.

A lot isn't bad as long as they don't drive you over your calories for the day. They have 10 cals per capsule and about 1g of fat.

mountn21 · 09-04-2004, 10:21 AM

I was taking about 3 caps at meals and noticed that 30-40 min later I was burping and tasting the fish oil.....yuck

So I think for me I'll spread it out more.

Lost Dog · 09-04-2004, 10:44 AM

I take about four with my cottage cheese at bedtime. I know I won't taste it in my sleep.

The others I take at meals with strong flavors. I don't take them with cereal, oatmeal, etc. I have them with the tacos, grilled chicken and vegetables, etc. so I won't notice the taste, later.

RRJ · 09-04-2004, 02:28 PM

Good stuff guys, I currently taking 3 capsules per solid food meal. I have no problem with fish breath or burping of any sorts.

mqgeek · 09-08-2004, 10:49 PM

What constitutes a quality fish oil capsule? I saw one with 180/120 (EPA/DHA) but another with 240/200... Does it matter?

LeafofDeath · 09-08-2004, 11:05 PM

You guys should get that Carlson's Liquid Fish Oil. I have some, and it is fantastic. 3 teaspoons of it give you over 3 grams of EPA/DHA (the equivalent of 10 or 12 fish oil capsules).

$25 buys you 3 teaspoons a day for a month.

Lost Dog · 09-09-2004, 07:40 AM

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Originally posted by mqgeek:
What constitutes a quality fish oil capsule? I saw one with 180/120 (EPA/DHA) but another with 240/200... Does it matter?

Your goal is to get as much EPA/DHA as possible, so you don't have to take as many capsules. The higher the quality of the capsule, the more EPA/DHA they have.

The quality ones might cost a bit more than the cheap ones, but unless they are more than twice the price, you're still better off buying the better ones. Plus, each capsule has 10 calories, so if I had to take 24 of the cheap ones, I'd be taking in 120 more calories than with the better ones with no real benefit.

mqgeek · 09-09-2004, 01:43 PM

I'm confused with the amount of EPA/DHA I should be consuming along with the salmon, tuna, beef, nuts, and flax oil fats... Is their a formula to compute my fats breakdown?