Choosing Omega 3 Capsules? Confused? |
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It's confusing isn't it. DHA, EPA and more. How do you choose your Omega 3 supplements?You know what it's like. The more you read the worse it gets. You start learning about EPA and DHA, and long chain and short chain omega 3 fats. About ALA and converting ALA to DHA.For example a reader recently asked me about how to choose his omega 3 fish oil capsules. He was confused about the difference between long chain and short chain Omega 3 fats, and confused about which were the best Omega 3 supplements.I can understand his confusion. Heres a short explanation, and then well have a look at how to choose the best Omega 3 fish oil supplements.Of the three main Omega 3 fats (DHA, EPA and ALA) the most important by far is DHA. It makes up a major part of your brain.You find ALA in plant foods like flax seeds but you find DHA and EPA in sources like fish. ALA is the least important and whilst ALA is a short chain fatty acid DHA is a long chain fatty acid. It gets complicated here, so I'll stop with the chemistry.DHA comes from fish oil capsules so you need fish oil Omega 3 supplements rather than flax seed capsules. You also get EPA from fish oil.Every fish oils capsule has DHA regardless of the brand.So are all fish oil supplements the same? How do you choose between them? There are only 2 factors that you need to consider when choosing between fish oil tablets. The amount of DHA you get with each tablet and the purity of the fish oil.To decide which are the best value fish oil capsules you must consider how much DHA are in them, not just the price.Supplements with a third of the amount of DHA than other supplements are not good value even if they are half the price, because on a price/DHA quantity comparison they are actually more expensive.And don't stop there because you need to find out which are the purest oils used in the supplements because, sadly, most of our fish can be contaminated with toxins. You don't want to be taking capsules with fish oil that may be contaminated with mercury, for example.That's the process of choosing your Omega 3 supplements. There's only 2 things to consider, so forget long and short chain fats and so on. It isn't easy to do that comparison though. I have spent some time doing it and the good news is that there is a brand of Omega3 capsules that do offer good value on DHA quantity as well as the highest purity in the industry.I tell you which brand on my website. |
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