How much fish oil daily?

I am trying to understand how much fish oil to take a day. The bottle I take now says one a day, but is this enough? Thanks

fish oil 1200mg
total omega-3 684mg
omega-3 EPA 410 mg
omega-3 DHA 274mg

depends on what your goals are.

For overall health my bottle says 1 to 3 a day.

however I use a much higher dose to help my joints. I take near 10-12 grams a day and I have ZERO joint pain anymore.

And my blood pressure has dropped 20 points since going from 3/day to 10

So this one cap a day isnt really near enough? I am looking for joint relief too.

Im going with what Strength said, i use 9 grams daily.

[QUOTE=strength_77;281917021]depends on what your goals are.

For overall health my bottle says 1 to 3 a day.

however I use a much higher dose to help my joints. I take near 10-12 grams a day and I have ZERO joint pain anymore.

And my blood pressure has dropped 20 points since going from 3/day to 10[/QUOTE]

10-12 grams defined by the bottle, or 10-12 grams combined EPA/DHA, which according to my pills would be like 25 pills per day?

[QUOTE=UNCnate;281928191]10-12 grams defined by the bottle, or 10-12 grams combined EPA/DHA, which according to my pills would be like 25 pills per day?[/QUOTE]

No

10-12 CAPS per day each cap has like 1.2 grams of EFA's

[QUOTE=rrsmtd123;281916501]I am trying to understand how much fish oil to take a day. The bottle I take now says one a day, but is this enough? Thanks

fish oil 1200mg
total omega-3 684mg
omega-3 EPA 410 mg
omega-3 DHA 274mg[/QUOTE]

Given those numbers, I would take 2 servings per day at most on a long term basis. In the short term (say a month) if you had a specific goal I'd go up to 3-4 servings per day.

How much epa/dha do I need at 18, 178lbs? I was going to start taking 6 caps a day, which combined is 1.8g epa/dha.

[QUOTE=dogonfire;281936061]How much epa/dha do I need at 18, 178lbs? I was going to start taking 6 caps a day, which combined is 1.8g epa/dha.[/QUOTE]

3 grams combined would be good.

when people talk about grams of fish oil are they taking the combined content of both epa and dha?

e.g. M caps are 330 EPA 220 DHA. Combined that is 550,

so if i take 10 caps a day that is 5.5g of fish oil?

[QUOTE=Zaffy_Duck;281939571]when people talk about grams of fish oil are they taking the combined content of both epa and dha?

e.g. M caps are 330 EPA 220 DHA. Combined that is 550,

so if i take 10 caps a day that is 5.5g of fish oil?[/QUOTE]

That would 5.5 grams of EPA/DHA.

There is other "marine oil" in there as well. If you notice, the EPA/DHA content usually accounts for about 1/4 of the total complex, i.e., a serving size for example is 2 pills, 2 pills = 1 serving. 1 serving = 2000 mg of Marine Oil Complex, of that 2000 mg only 500 mg of it is EPA/DHA.

Necessary dose of EPA/DHA for best effect is likely around 1-2g daily. 3 is excessive.

[QUOTE=uhockey;281986331]Necessary dose of EPA/DHA for best effect is likely around 1-2g daily. 3 is excessive.[/QUOTE]

I like 2g combined EPA/DHA. Haven't seen much greater effect beyond that.

[QUOTE=strength_77;281929861]No

10-12 CAPS per day each cap has like 1.2 grams of EFA's[/QUOTE]

Most oil caps are 1.2 gm in total oils. The typical omega 3 content is in the 30% range.

3 g of active EPA and DHA

[QUOTE=Zaffy_Duck;281939571]when people talk about grams of fish oil are they taking the combined content of both epa and dha?

e.g. M caps are 330 EPA 220 DHA. Combined that is 550,

so if i take 10 caps a day that is 5.5g of fish oil?[/QUOTE]

A person would need to specify which they mean, just for the very reason you brought up.

In your case, you're taking 12 gm of fish oil, 5.5gm of EPA/EHA.

This was said in another thread a lil while ago.

Originally Posted by Dr. Houser
<170 pounds: 2 grams combined EPA + DHA
170-200 pounds: 3 grams combined EPA + DHA
> 200 pounds: 4 grams combined EPA + DHA

[QUOTE=Alec Trevelyan;282002461]This was said in another thread a lil while ago.

Originally Posted by Dr. Houser
<170 pounds: 2 grams combined EPA + DHA
170-200 pounds: 3 grams combined EPA + DHA
> 200 pounds: 4 grams combined EPA + DHA[/QUOTE]

This is what I base my dosing off of.

He wrote a pretty detailed response to Fatty Acids a while back. Cant seem to find it anywhere now, though.

Can I throw a Doctor in front of my name (one that practices clinical medicine, to boot) and get more cred? ;)

[QUOTE=UNCnate;282021371]This is what I base my dosing off of.

He wrote a pretty detailed response to Fatty Acids a while back. Cant seem to find it anywhere now, though.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=1389221[/url]

[QUOTE=in10city;282050531][url]http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=1389221[/url][/QUOTE]

Great. Thanks.

i do 6 a day but on cycle i do 10 a day

I use the formula
(body weight)/10/2

[QUOTE=tjmiller1998;1280641101]I use the formula
(body weight)/10/2[/QUOTE]im sure they would of loved to know this awesome formula 5 years ago

3 grams for starter is good , take this for 30 to 60 days daily !!

[QUOTE=rrsmtd123;281916501]I am trying to understand how much fish oil to take a day. The bottle I take now says one a day, but is this enough? Thanks

fish oil 1200mg
total omega-3 684mg
omega-3 EPA 410 mg
omega-3 DHA 274mg[/QUOTE]