im a 19 year old female.
and i take a multi-vitiamin as well as b complex
daily how much fish oil should i take? if any?
2007-07-24 13:23:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Depends on your situation, but generally go with the recommended amount stated on the bottle. 1 - 2 capsules at the minimum up to 4-6 capsules (1.5g) ...but this will depend on the capsule size also. With fresh fish oil capsules, you can probably get by with a little less.
A friend mentioned that you really can't overdose on fish oil because it's not like a vitamin, mineral, or prescription drug...it's a food supplement. Overdosing on fish oil capsules is like saying someone is overdosing on fish...there's nothing really wrong with that.
2007-08-01 11:49:17 · answer #1 · answered by Ken F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
900-1000mg a day of omega-3 fatty acids are required
fish oil capsules might say they contain 1000mg/capsule but not all of it is omega-3's, usually its about 300mg so you would need to take 3 capsules of fish oil to meet the requirement
2007-07-31 07:13:08 · answer #2 · answered by Natalie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I use Altrum supplements, check out their nutritional oils (includes fish oil): http://www.altrumonline.com/redirect.cgi?zo=1463115&page=altrumstore/dno
2007-07-24 23:49:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋