subject: Fish Oil Dosage - Are You Following The Right One [print this page] Fish Oil Dosage - Are You Following The Right One
Thanks to the ubiquitous media, that has increased the awareness of benefits of omega3 fatty acids present in fish oil supplements. However, do you know what the optimal fish oil dosage is? Is there any side effect of taking these fats in huge quantity? Read on to find out.
Proverb - "Excess of everything is bad" suits the best here. Agreed, these fats are essential for proper growth, development, and functioning of various body parts like brain, nervous system, retina of the eye, heart, etc. Nonetheless, it does not mean that you start taking them in excess. Uncontrolled fish oil dosage might lead to few interactions in the body, e.g. It can increase the effects of blood thinning medications like aspirin, etc. it can increase fasting blood sugar levels, it can increase the effect of "statins", cholesterol lowering medications, etc.
On the other hand, the right fish oil dosage helps in reaping the benefits of omega3 fats to the maximum possible extent.
The amount of fish-oil you should take daily depends on three factors -
1. Age With age, the body gets more prone various conditions like blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes, joint pain, poor vision, poor memory, etc. Therefore, you need more of omega3 fats to cope up with these health conditions.
A child need less omeag3 as in comparison to a senior person.
2. Health condition Omega3 fats are of help in avoiding as well as treating various health conditions like Autism, Dyslexia, Psoriasis, Arthritis, etc. This means that an out of condition person for sure needs more of these fats to fight against the ailments as in comparison to a healthy person.
3. Quality of oil This is the most important factor that decides the amount of fish oil you should take daily. Studies have proven that DHA is the most vital amongst all forms of omega3 and most of the benefits of omega3 fats are because of DHA. Therefore, to live a healthy and ail-free life, attaining high DHA levels are of utmost importance.
If your oil contains high DHA percentage, you should take less number of soft gels and vice-versa.
Experts recommend that a healthy adult needs daily 500mg of DHA and a healthy child needs 250mg of DHA every day.
So there you have it, three factors to decide the optimal fish oil dosage for yourself and your family.
If you ask my fish oil dosage, it is 2 soft gels every day and my oil contains 280mg of DHA per 1000mg of oil. In addition, I give my children 1 soft gel daily of same oil for an ail free long life.
