WHAT IS THE BEST FISH OIL?!! reps!

[blkbelt42]

I love it when people say they will rep you for info when they don't have enough to rep.

Imo fish oil is fish oil.

or how about when they leave
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[cmg.]

i buy my fish oil on another planet. $27 for 1000 caps is hard to beat

[officer jarhead]

Nordic or Carlsons are the two best, but they cost a lot.

[dingho]

i make my own fish oil; molecularly distilled with hose stocking.

[niktak11]

NOW Ultra Omega 3, 750mg EPA/DHA / cap.

[jblue2124]

NOW Ultra Omega 3, 750mg EPA/DHA / cap.

x2 ^^^^

[mrk23]

I would prefer the Optimum brand, because if you look at their sources it is low on the food chain - mackeral, sardine, etc. compared to salmon, a mid-range food chain fish.

The reason for this is because the higher you move into the food chain, the more concentration of low-leeching contaminants become, such as mercury. This is where the whole albacore tuna argument comes from actually. The oil IS being molecularly distilled to remove mercury and heavy metals (contaminants), but I prefer to:

1) start with oil that is low on the food chain, providing lower contamination
2) prefer sources from wide-spread food chain sources

not necessarily true if the whole environment is contaminated.. in that case, the smaller fishes would have a higher concentration per density of the contaminant than the larger fishes (more diluted). but then again, arguments can go both ways .

[TinyMan]

not necessarily true if the whole environment is contaminated.. in that case, the smaller fishes would have a higher concentration per density of the contaminant than the larger fishes (more diluted). but then again, arguments can go both ways .

Actually environmental contamination still allows for the predatory fishes to have higher concentration, by the same logic. Both are getting contaminated by the water surrounding their bodies - but the larger fish are getting extra by eating the smaller fish. It will slowly leech out (back to an equilibrium with the surrounding toxicity), but generally not at the rate that it enters.

[mrk23]

Actually environmental contamination still allows for the predatory fishes to have higher concentration, by the same logic. Both are getting contaminated by the water surrounding their bodies - but the larger fish are getting extra by eating the smaller fish. It will slowly leech out (back to an equilibrium with the surrounding toxicity), but generally not at the rate that it enters.

wouldn't smaller fishes have a more dense circulation (thus, high concent) compared to larger fishes due to their size? even though larger fishes are eating smaller fishes, toxins would be diluted in their much bigger circulatory system (dilution on a small fish on a dilution on a larger fish (.5 for larger fishes x .8 for small fishes) = more dilution (.4 overall))..

[TinyMan]

wouldn't smaller fishes have a more dense circulation (thus, high concent) compared to larger fishes due to their size? even though larger fishes are eating smaller fishes, toxins would be diluted in their much bigger circulatory system (dilution on a small fish on a dilution on a larger fish (.5 for larger fishes x .8 for small fishes) = more dilution (.4 overall))..

They have a smaller amount circulation, but I'd think that their concentration levels (say 10ppm) would edge towards the concentrations of the surrounding water (say again, 10ppm). But for each fish, there is still an amount of associable contamination (grams). The two concentrations don't multiply, because the contaminants are being added into the mass as they are ingested; the two fish don't 'combine.' (well, they get eaten... but different story).

If each small fish had 10mcg of mercury per, and a large fish ate 10 small fish a day, they would be adding 100mcg mercury per day. I'm just making those numbers up though - I don't know the actual contamination concentrations.

So from your example of .5 and .8, that's the concentration - from each of those, you should be able to derive the mass of contamination, and those masses add together - so by eating the smaller fish, the total contamination level raised. Eat more smaller fish, get more contamination; that's the premise of why higher order animals tend to have higher levels of contaminants (such as mercury).

EDIT: If that didn't make any sense, that's because it's midnight for me

[LCking187]

go to "another planet" and you can get 1000 caps for 23.00. not bad imo. and the company is pretty reputable

[chocochoco]

costco 400 - $9

[theoriginal]

I buy Carlson (16.9 fl. oz. bottle) for $22 which has 100 servings per bottle and 800/500 (EPA/FHA) per serving. I consider it a great deal considering the quality, potency, and taste.

[chocochoco]

i wish we have higherpower/bb.com fishoil in 500s or 1000s

[SanJo408]

I don't believe in brand names. As long as the pill can supply you the daily 1000mg you need then you are good. Also, find one with OMEGA 3

[Elusive21]

its still a toss up for me..


i buy in mass bulk so REPS take heed please!!


dunno if i want to go nordic naturals ultimate omega, animal omega, or NOW omega 3's


thoughts?

[naturalguy]

its still a toss up for me..


i buy in mass bulk so REPS take heed please!!


dunno if i want to go nordic naturals ultimate omega, animal omega, or NOW omega 3's


thoughts?

Animal Omega has fish oil but is not just fish oil. It is a balanced, full spectrum, multi source EFA product designed for bodybuilders/athletes.

http://www.animalpak.com/html/sections.cfm?id=61