How Much Omega-3

David, 

I'd be curious to know if this study has caused you and your thinking to reduce your DHA intake... or are you still taking the higher dose.

It's often so difficult to base one healthy habits on research findings when there's often contradictory findings between studies, poor research designs, missing peer reviewed studies to verify, etc. 

Barry from Boulder

Hello David,

I try to eat enough fish every week for Omega three oils. Do you know of any studies listing Omega three breakdowns for different fish varieties? I eat only wild caught salmon, some cod and sardines(canned). I amm trying to cut supplements and rely on food when I can. I am not as "lowcarb" and am eating less and less "warm blooded protien" now and more fish. I am not a male so who knows if this study applies to me but any suggestions appreciated. Thank you again for the fine service you provide.

Warmest Regards, Earlene

For others curious:

On my digital food scale 1-teaspoon (5 ml) of Carlson Very Finest Fish Oil (16.9 fluid ounce bottle) weighs 4.5 grams (4500 mg) . . BUT . . per the bottle nutritional label only contains:

800 mg EPA

500 mg DHA

300 mg Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids

So based on the study amounts, taking 1/2 teaspoonful per day containing around 250 mg DHA, may be sufficient.

Hi David,

Might you not continue to take a higher dose of fish oil if you needed more to maintain a healthy ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3?  While my diet is in a better ratio than a general diet, it still does not have enough dietary Omega 3 to maintain that ratio where I would like it to be.

Dear David

Thank you for this informative aricle.  It seems I am in the dark ages, as I did not know that there should be a "ratio between Omega 6 and Omega 3's consumption.

I am just blindly taking 720mg. or more of EPA & 480mg. or more of DHA, and 800mg. Omega 3 fatty acids daily, in capsule form.  I have SEVERE coronary artery disease and am trying everything as a Diabetic to slow down the progessive disease.

How do I know about ratio's.  My endo calls supplements "soft science" but does not guide me about how to really manage ANY supplements even Vitamin D3 dose amounts.

Dear David,

I am in India and my Dr has prescribed me PHYTOMEGA One Capsule /day . It contains ,

Cardiabeat 1 gm  equivalent to : Phytosterois--300 mg

                                            EPA --120mg

                                            DHA ---80 mg

I do not understand much of it , but taking it thinking it is OMEGA 3.

Please advise if it is OMEGA 3 right dose and what is PHYTOSTEROIS.

What effect does it have on my Diabetes.

I am managing my sugar level bet 120-150, thinking it is right margin to maintain.

I am taking other Diabetic drugs too.

Please comment and if possible also reply to my email sumanrani_a@hotmail.com

Thanks & Regards,

Suman ( Mumbai, India ..mob -09821308282 )

David, I agree with previous poster Jamey,  -- it doesn't seem that they used the true DHA.  With any study, you have to first ask who commissioned it or paid for it to determine ulterior motive & what result they wanted to prove.  A way to do that is to use a chemical rather than the actual DHA.  These changes make vast differences in results as we have seen in other studies where companies want to lead us away from unpatentable natural food products and to drugs of some sort.  Who commissioned the study, what was their result that they told the researchers they wanted & how did they possibly corrupt the study to accomplish it?