You start researching Omega 3 supplements and you start finding out all about DHA and EPA and lots more. You're confused. How do you choose the best Omega 3 capsules?
You know what it's like. The more you read the worse it gets. You start learning about EPA and DHA, and long chain and short chain omega 3 fats. About ALA and converting ALA to DHA.
For example a reader recently asked me about how to choose his omega 3 fish oil capsules. He was confused about the difference between long chain and short chain Omega 3 fats, and confused about which were the best Omega 3 supplements.
I can understand his confusion. Heres a short explanation, and then well have a look at how to choose the best Omega 3 fish oil supplements.
The three Omega 3 fats weve mentioned (DHA, EPA and ALA) are polyunsaturated fats. They are all good for your body but by far the best and most important is DHA. Remember DHA is the fat that makes up a large part of your brain, though of course that isnt the only reason.
You find ALA in plant foods like flax seeds but you find DHA and EPA in sources like fish. ALA is the least important and whilst ALA is a short chain fatty acid DHA is a long chain fatty acid. It gets complicated here, so I'll stop with the chemistry.
But DHA, the most important Omega 3 fatty acid along with EPA, is what you need from your Omega 3 supplements. And all Omega 3 fish oil capsules contain DHA.
Every brand of fish oil capsules has DHA.
So are all fish oil supplements the same? How do you choose between them?
There are two factors in choosing the best fish oil supplements. You need to consider the quantity of DHA you get in each capsule and you need to look at the purity of the fish oil. That's all.
You look for the quantity as all fish oil capsules have DHA, but in different amounts. Thus you cannot just look for the cheapest fish oil capsules without knowing how much DHA is in them.
Supplements with a third of the amount of DHA than other supplements are not good value even if they are half the price, because on a price/DHA quantity comparison they are actually more expensive.
And thats not all, you need to consider the purity of the oils too, because, sad to say, many of our fish are contaminated with toxins. You wouldnt want to take Omega 3 capsules with traces of mercury and PCBs would you?
That's the process of choosing your Omega 3 supplements. There's only 2 things to consider, so forget long and short chain fats and so on.
That though, isn't easy to do. Actually making that comparison isn't as simple as you may imagine. The good news though is that I've done some serous comparisons and one brand comes up as the best value on DHA quantity and the same brand comes up as the best on purity as well.
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