I’ve heard very good things about high-EPA/decent DHA fish oil thats molecularly-distilled.

This seems to be a frequent recommendation (particularly if you don’t eat seafood or fish) in many health circles and I’d like to get everyone’s thoughts on best products, practices, etc.

  • @cheese_greaterOP
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    11 day ago

    If you don’t have heart disease, eating two servings of fatty fish weekly or following a vegetarian diet rich in healthy oils, nuts, and seeds is a far smarter strategy than buying fish oil supplements.

    I don’t do either of those things. They are essential. What do?

    • @[email protected]
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      38 hours ago

      Just mix in some flaxseed meal whenever you cook anything that involves mixing. It doesn’t taste like anything and has lots of fiber and omega-3s.

    • @jordanlund
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      41 day ago

      The easy part is adjusting your diet, far cheaper than fish oil.

      • @cheese_greaterOP
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        11 day ago

        I hate seafood and I won’t start eating it. What do?

        • @jordanlund
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          71 day ago

          From the 2nd link above:

          “Vegetarians (who don’t eat fish) and vegans (who avoid all animal-based foods) can meet their omega-3 requirements by eating plenty of ALA-rich foods, such as flaxseed, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and soybean or canola oil. People who follow these plant-focused diets have lower rates of heart disease than omnivores, who include animal-sourced foods in their diets.”

          • @cheese_greaterOP
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            21 day ago

            Is it a fact that ALA is interchangeable with EPA/DHA, basically everything I’ve read on the matter talked more about those two than ALA

            • @jordanlund
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              41 day ago

              EPA and DHA are in seafood, so if you won’t eat fish, that limits you to ALA.

          • @cheese_greaterOP
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            11 day ago
            • Dont those only contain ALA?
            • Is ALA sufficient over all three or more particularly those 2?
            • Does fish contain ALA?