These articles always refer to fish oil as omega 3 sources.
Cold pressed flax seed oil is an excellent source of omega 3 fatty acids and you don’t burp up fishy taste. Also, flax seed oil has a very good ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 fatty acids which is also key.
Flax oil will lower your cholesterol numbers.
The problem is that this study found no benefit from ALA, which is the Omega-3 fat in flaxseed. Our bodies only convert 15-20% of ALA into the EPA or DHA that the study showed were actually life giving.
I found that taking fish oil or flax seed oil didn’t really improve my omega-3 index. Currently I’m still using the flax seed oil since it’s handy for smoothies or salad dressing, and trying to get 2 servings of wild salmon a week. A previous trainer said to take 1 T oil for every 50# of body weight.
If that doesn’t help, I give up!