Wed, Aug-15-07, 05:10
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muscle bound
Posts: 3,535
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Plan: Lyle's PSMF
Stats: 226/150/135
BF:46/20/sliced
Progress: 84%
Location: near Budapest, Hungary
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Ala is the essential fatty acid that is converted to DHA/EPA. Taking flax means it has to be converted, taking GLA and La and all that--same thing. Better and more efficient (and more financially sound) to just skip allllll the middlemen and take a straight EPA/DHA fish oil supplement.
Most of the cheaper brands of fish oil give you 180mg of EPA and 120mg of DHA per capsule, so you can see right away the supplement you posted is inferior--you have to take 3 of your caps to get this measly amount.
The dosage recommended for heart benefits is 1g total of EPA/DHA, so you have to keep that in mind whencalculating how many caps to take. If you plan on taking the 1g dose, than any regular brand of fish oil will do.
If you want to take a higher dose (like 3-5g for inflammatory conditions), then you should look into a more concentrated, refined product, so you can avoid any potential contamination problems (PCB's, Mercury, etc.)
I take 3g a day of concentrated fish oil; each cap has 400mgEPA/200mgDHA. I buy mine from www.pgfo.com
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