Fish Oil Dosage: How Much Fish Oil Do You Need?

How to Get the Right Fish Oil Dosage

If your bottle of fish oil says 1,000 mg on the front, don’t relax just yet! That’s the weight of the capsule, NOT the Omega-3 in it.

FISH OIL DOSAGE TIP: 1,000 mg of Omega-3 and 1,000 mg of Fish Oil are not the same!

Typically 1000 mg of regular fish oil has just 300 mg of Omega-3. 300 mg is JUST ENOUGH to cover up Omega-3 deficiency symptoms.  To get the real benefits of the research, you will need 3 to 6 regular fish oil pills. Or you can try an Ultra-concentrated fish oil pill, like OmegaVia, that has 1105 mg Omega-3 in each pill.  That way, you just need one pill a day. Two OmegaVia pills equals more than 7 regular fish oil pills. Concentrated fish oils get you the benefits with fewer pills. Minimum recommended dose:  500 mg of Omega-3 per day. For Optimum Health: minimum 1,600 mg Omega-3 per day.* Omega-3 deficiency-related conditions: 2,000 to 3000 mg Omega-3 per day.*

Health Condition*	Recommended Omega-3 Dosage + corrective plan*
Heart health support*	1000 mg Omega-3 per day combined with a healthy diet and exercise plan.
Triglyceride management*	3000 mg Omega-3 per day combined with a healthy diet and exercise plan may help maintain healthy triglycerides.
Joint health*	2000 mg Omega-3 per day combined with an anti-inflammatory diet may help maintain healthy joints.*
Mood health*	Some (but not all) studies suggest that taking 2000 mg EPA Omega-3 per day may help support mood health.*
Skin health*	1000 mg Omega-3 per day combined with a healthy diet.
Blood pressure management*	Some studies suggest that 2000 mg Omega-3 per day with combined with a healthy diet and exercise program may help maintain already healthy blood pressure levels.*

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.     Easy dosage: 1 OmegaVia pill = 1105 mg Omega-3 2 OmegaVia pills = 2210 mg Omega-3

American Heart Association Fish Oil Dosage Recommendation

1,000 mg of Omega-3 for heart health.* At least two servings of fatty fish per week. Source: American Heart Association

 

American Psychiatric Association Fish Oil Dosage Recommendation

All adults should eat fish at least twice week Patients interested in mood health should consume 1,000 mg/day of Omega-3* Supplements are suggested Talk to your doctor if you take more than 3,000 mg/day. EPA Omega-3 was more effective than DHA Omega-3* Source: Food & Behaviour Research - American Psychiatric Association Omega-3 Fatty Acids Subcommittee

 

National Eye Institute Fish Oil Dosage Recommendation

1000 mg Omega-3 per day* Source: National Eye Institute Source: US National Institute of Health: ClinicalTrials.gov

As more medical and government bodies issue official Omega-3 recommendations, they will be posted here. Harvard Medical School doctor, Andrew Stoll, MD, said this about Omega-3:

"Every so often, scientists really do discover a substance of transformative power, one with the ability to cure the previously incurable and improve the quality of life for the rest of us. Omega-3 fatty acids -- a component of simple fish oil, once so prevalent in our diet but now largely absent -- could be such a substance."

So keep taking your Omega-3 pills.  Even a little goes a long way. *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.