Posted on 05/17/2021 12:54:15 PM PDT by Red Badger
A healthy diet, 20 minutes of sun every day is better than supplements
Who gains from this and who loses?
I’m calling B.S. on this study! This is probably funded by Big Pharma or allies that are losing money on their cholesterol lowering drugs to fish oil.
I have more faith in fish oil than the pharmaceuticals. Trust me I know quite a few people in that industry... They are not that bright.
Bingo!
I take 600mg of Omega-3 every day......................
Flaxseed oil has more omega 3 than fish extracts.
There’s actually an FDA approved prescription drug made of a specific type of fish oil, called Vascepa. It has both EPA and DHA but I would have to research to know the proportions.
It’s easy enough to get fish oil supplements without DHA. Mine have a balance of EPA and DHA. The lower DHA variety is lower in cost. I don’t know that there’s an conspiracy here.
I eat fish or chicken every day, red meat maybe one or two times a month. Plus I take 600 mg Of Omega-3 each day and a multi-vitamin and 5000 IU of D3........................
I’ve never been able to tolerate cholesterol meds. Even the non statin ones
Last one made me feel like I fell off the roof and fell on my back across the woodpile
Been trying to adjust my diet, but have been bombarded with advice from others pushing natural supplements
Confusing, to say the least
Supplements, name brand ones, are like chicken soup. Couldn’t hurt...................
Correction. Vascepa is only EPA, has no DHA.
“A healthy diet, 20 minutes of sun every day is better than supplements”
You got that right!! The human body (or any body) is a very complex organ. As someone who ate supplements for 30 years, watched my diet and excercised every day, I ended up with cancer.
The only thing the supplements will do for you is dramatically reduce the size of your bank account.
My doctor does recommend a few, but I listen to him — not some unregulated supplement company. He helped save my life.
They do not make money when you are healthy.
You very naive if you think they are looking out for you.
Stuff comes from China; could be 20-5wt motor oil in those. Who really knows?
There is also a non-prescription EPA-only supplement called omegavia. It’s 500 mg per (small) capsule...4-8/day to get the 2-4 grams of EPA shown in the studies to reduce cardiac events.
Found this on amazon.
I was looking for an EPA only. Thanks.
This can't be. This new study says you should be dead. /s
You’re welcome. I became aware of it when reading comments from docs in response to an article on MedScape about fish oils. I’ve been ordering from Amazon for the past few years.
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