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Revealed: many common omega-3 fish oil supplements are ‘rancid’

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/17/revealed...

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Kirkland Omega 3’s seem to be decent, hope they are.

They are pitifully low in EPA/DHA per $

Agreed, it’s why I’m taking multiples.

Open to other omega 3’s if there’s any recommendations.

Because of the issues with rancidity, I strongly prefer Costco because they churn through the stuff like there is no tomorrow. Their supply chains seem to be pretty straightforward from OEM to internal warehouse to to clearance. Just make sure to keep it refrigerated and move it from shelf to a cool place in a timely fashion period.

That's a useful consideration, thanks.

I think I recall hearing something like that but promptly forgot when I realized I had to eat them by the handful per day.

Still appreciative that something like this can be relatively accessed anywhere in a pinch or starting out.

I highly recommend them as they test well for freshness, but if you aim to get around 2G of EPA/DHA, you'll need 8 capsules. To your point that's a lot of capsules if you don't like swallowing pills. Compare with prescription below:

Kirkland Signature Fish Oil provides 151.8 mg EPA and 119.1 mg DHA per tablet, totaling 270.9 mg EPA+DHA (Softgel).

Prescription Lovaza (Rx)* provides 465 mg EPA and 375 mg DHA per tablet, totaling 840 mg EPA+DHA (Softgel (Rx)).

Prescription Vascepa (Rx)* provides 960 mg EPA and <40 mg DHA per tablet, totaling ~960 mg EPA+DHA (Softgel (Rx)).

Thanks so much. Reducing the average 1600 decisions a day we apparently make is helpful.

It can be a lot of pills time wise as well.

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