How Much Omega 3 Do You Take?

[sparkle183]

Hi everyone,

So I have written a previous post to what Omegas are good to take, and thanks to the advice of some lovely ladies I've just brough Omega 3 with EPA and DHA 😊

I brought a high strength one with each Softgel Tablet Containing.....

1000mg Omega 3 Fish Oil,

180mg EPA

120mg DHA

3mg Vitamin E

So I hope they're good?

On the tin it says to take 2 softgel tablets twice per day (4 tablets in total) that just seems a bit excessive to me???

How much Omega 3 do you all take daily? And how much of my Omega 3 softgel tablets would you recommend I take please?

Many thanks x

[Purpledoggy]

ISWTE recommends 500mg DHA and some EPA. I take 680mg DHA and 140mg EPA a day on days when I don’t eat fish. 4-5 tabs a day sounds right xx

[sparkle183 in reply to Purpledoggy]

Hi thank you for your reply. Awwww ok thank you. Maybe I need to up my dose from just 1 softgel tablet per day then xx

[Purpledoggy in reply to sparkle183]

I always found cod liver oil really upset my guts (I have IBS) so if you have problems try the vegan algal ones - the H&B ones don't contain EPA but I have found a couple of brands that do (Zenwise and Time are the ones I get) xx

[leo1980]

Hi Sparkle183, I take the Holland and Barrett 1500 - 2 soft gels a day. I am vegetarian though so don’t get enough of it through food. Do you eat nuts and fish. If you do, I think maybe you don’t need a high dosage.

[sparkle183 in reply to leo1980]

Hi thank you for your reply.I'm a really fussy eater and don't like most fish and hate nuts. So I'll have a tuna sandwich 1-2 times a month and have a battered cod maybe 1-2 times a year but that's it. So don't get enough Omega 3 I believe? x