Fish Oil and Triglycerides*

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Triglycerides are fats in your blood. Just like cholesterol. A little bit of triglycerides is normal. But if it gets too high, it's a red flag for heart health. Omega-3 in fish oil helps maintain healthy triglyceride levels when combined with a healthy diet and daily exercise plan.* Clinical research suggests the omega-3 dosage needed to help maintain healthy triglycerides is 2000-3000 mg per day when used as part of healthy diet and exercise regimen.*

Fish Oil and Triglycerides: Supplement Approach*

Clinical research suggests the omega-3 dosage needed to help maintain healthy triglycerides is 2000-3000 mg per day when used as part of healthy diet and exercise regimen. * * 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.

Key points to remember before you buy fish oil:

  1. Buy only Ultra concentrated fish oil. 'Ultra Concentrated' is generally defined as 85% or higher Omega-3 content.
  2. Make sure the product has at least 85% Omega-3. Very few supplements match this concentration.
  3. Make sure the product is IFOS certified. International Fish Oil Standards (IFOS) is a 3rd party testing agency that has tighter standards for fish oil than any other health and safety agency. IFOS tests for safety, purity and freshness.

Fish Oil: Consumer Tip

Supplements worth considering
Product mg Omega-3 Ultra-concentrated (>85% Omega-3) IFOS Certified
PharmaOmega Cardio 850 mg Yes No
GNC Triple Strength 900 mg No No
RenewLife Super Critical 1025 mg Yes Yes
OmegaVia 1105 mg Yes Yes
Minami CardiO-3 910 mg Yes No
The best supplement, in my opinions, are RenewLife and OmegaVia. Minami CardiO-3 and PharmaOmega Cardio are excellent products as well. There are other really high quality brands like Nordic Naturals and Omax3 that could also work. But their formulas contain less Omega-3, which means you may have to take 5 of their pills instead of three or four. I have personally tried all the brands mentioned here. I recommend all but the GNC item. GNC Triple Strength uses 60% pure fish oil. I consider that too weak. The others all use 85% or higher purity oils.*

Fish Oil & Triglycerides: Dosage*

In science-speak, triglyceride reduction is 'dose-dependent.' This means that the 2000-3000 mg of Omega-3 daily when combined with a healthy diet and exercise is likely to work far better than 500 mg daily.* Don't take more than 3000 mg Omega-3 per day without your doctor's approval and supervision. Fish oil is unlikely to cause side effects at that level, but always remember to start with one pill a day and work up to 3 pills a day.   * 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. Clinical research suggests the omega-3 dosage needed to help maintain healthy triglycerides is 2000-3000 mg per day when used as part of healthy diet and exercise regimen.