Posted by Randal on August 14, 2002, at 21:16:19
In reply to Re: Omega-3 questions(how much?), posted by johnj on June 5, 2002, at 17:20:15
Don't know if this was ever followed-up... Twinlab's Twin EPA has 600 mg EPA, 240 mg DHA (2.5:1 ratio), $27.95 suggested retail for 60 tablets. You can find it for about $20 several places online, which makes it a bit cheaper than Omegabrite for an equivalent amount of EPA. The EPA:DHA ratio is lower, but still higher than most anything else I'm aware of.
Just in case anyone is curious why I mention the EPA:DHA ratio, I've read here and elsewhere that it's been found clinically (but not published as far as I know) that a higher ratio is better, ideally at least 2:1, which is achieved by very few supplements (Omegabrite is 7:1). Someone out there must know this whole story??
The recent study that showed a benefit for recurrent unipolar depression (Nemets et al. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY 159 (3): 477-479 MAR 2002) used nearly pure EPA.
> I have only seen a max of 260 mg of EPA, have you ever seen a brand with 600 in 1 capsule?
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