Posted by Larry Hoover on February 13, 2003, at 11:11:32
In reply to Larry, what dose fish oil?, posted by andys on February 13, 2003, at 6:08:33
> thanks to your information, I'm on a 2:1 ratio (normal fish oil) now, and the higher fat meal has made the "fish burps" go away.
That's great! Fish burps suck. There's also the possibility that your body requires an induction period, which is to say, a chance to adjust to a change in diet. I strongly suspect that fish oil is digested and absorbed more efficiently the longer you are on it.
> But I'd still like to know what DOSE of fish oil is giving you results? (I am currently on 3.5 grams of fish oil. your information is greatly appreciated.
I'm not one to stick closely to any regimen. I don't take fish oil every day. I don't even remember to take my basic multi-vitamin every day. (I could benefit from having a personal assistant, ya know?)
I aim towards 6-10 grams of fish oil per day. I just dump out a handful and chug 'em down.
I also try to eat a lot of fish. I've got a nice three pound pink salmon I'm going to bake for dinner tonight. I'll easily eat the whole thing in one sitting, and if I calculate the omega-3s in that one fish....
I also snack on tins of canned salmon (stright from the can), which provides major amounts of calcium. Anchovies, herring....yum.
I prefer the whole fish to fish oil, in any case, as fish is an excellent source for other nutrients, e.g. selenium, DMAE (dimethylamino-ethanol, said to keep you alert), taurine ( an amino that helps regulate energy use).
BTW, the selenium in fish helps to counteract the negative impact of mercury in the fish. If there's more selenium in the fish than there is mercury, the mercury will have little or no net impact on health. The sulphur-bearing antioxidant glutathione reacts with mercury and selenium to form a non-toxic mercuric selenide complex.
If you eat whole fish and you're concerned about mercury, take a selenium supplement.
Lar
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