I’ve heard very good things about high-EPA/decent DHA fish oil thats molecularly-distilled.

This seems to be a frequent recommendation (particularly if you don’t eat seafood or fish) in many health circles and I’d like to get everyone’s thoughts on best products, practices, etc.

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
    22·
    3 months ago

    If you don’t have heart disease, eating two servings of fatty fish weekly or following a vegetarian diet rich in healthy oils, nuts, and seeds is a far smarter strategy than buying fish oil supplements.

    I don’t do either of those things. They are essential. What do?

        • jordanlund@lemmy.world
          7·
          3 months ago

          From the 2nd link above:

          “Vegetarians (who don’t eat fish) and vegans (who avoid all animal-based foods) can meet their omega-3 requirements by eating plenty of ALA-rich foods, such as flaxseed, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and soybean or canola oil. People who follow these plant-focused diets have lower rates of heart disease than omnivores, who include animal-sourced foods in their diets.”

          • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
            32·
            3 months ago

            Is it a fact that ALA is interchangeable with EPA/DHA, basically everything I’ve read on the matter talked more about those two than ALA

          • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
            22·
            3 months ago
            • Dont those only contain ALA?
            • Is ALA sufficient over all three or more particularly those 2?
            • Does fish contain ALA?
    • teuto@lemmy.teuto.icu
      3·
      3 months ago

      Just mix in some flaxseed meal whenever you cook anything that involves mixing. It doesn’t taste like anything and has lots of fiber and omega-3s.