Recommended dosage on fish oil?

[Viking Dan]

I've seen papers recommending an Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio of anywhere from 10:1 to 1.5:1.

Today I saw a paper indicating that the maximum safe dose of omega 3 was .3g/kg. So what should I be taking? Half that? A third?

[LisaS]

i guess that depends on how many omega-6 you are consuming, how much omega-3 you get in your diet already ...

personally, I supplement with about 1.5 tsp Carlson's fish oil + 2 fish oil caps (Trader Joe's) - but haven't done the math for what that totals out to either in EPA + DHA or total omega-3s as supplements.

I don't use vegetable oils but am not careful to get low omega-6 meat sources - I've never worked out my own avg omega-6 vs. omega-3 consumption.

I'm working up the nerve to eat a sardine.

[Viking Dan]

I was working out my ratios on nutritiondata.com and my omega 3 is actually higher than omega 6 right now.

I was hoping to find a recommendation based on weight.

[LisaS]

for myself, I wouldn't worry about absolutes then if my ratio is OK - I don't want to supplement into an over-omega-3 state - I don't want to overly suppress the inflammatory state when it is appropriate after all

but that's just me.

[mcsblues]

I was working out my ratios on nutritiondata.com and my omega 3 is actually higher than omega 6 right now.


Wow! I'd be interested to know how you achieved that!

[Viking Dan]

Wow! I'd be interested to know how you achieved that!

Just not using vegetable oils or eating processed food seems to do it.

[mcsblues]

Well I don't eat much processed food or vegetable oil apart from small amounts of olive oil, but what about meat, cheese, butter, cream, eggs etc - all of which have much more omega 6 than omega 3 - how much fish oil are you taking?

[Gopherhead]

Just not using vegetable oils or eating processed food seems to do it.

How long have you been doing this?

I've been using a tbsp of cod liver oil a day for months and months and I'm still over the top in terms of n6:n3.

[LisaS]

are you talking bloodwork values? I think VikingDan was talking just daily food counts.

[Viking Dan]

Yeah. I have no idea what my blood is like...other than reddish...

[mcsblues]

I'm still intrigued as to how you do it - would you care to post some typical menus?