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Are vegan sources of omega 3 worth it or am I fucked

Just use an algae-based omega-3 supplement. Eating algae is how fish build up omega-3 levels in their bodies anyway.

This is the only Omega-3 thing I felt actually made a difference back when I was vegan. All of the ALA-based supplements I tried were useless.

How did you measure it? Blood panels?

Should be, that's where the fish get it from.

Just get an omega 3 supplement that has a good amount of DHA and EPA. There’s not as much evidence to support it as there is to support eating fish, but that’s more due to a dearth of research on the subject than because the evidence suggests it has no effect.

Unfortunately it tends to be more expensive. I have recs if you’re in the UK but not much use otherwise!

I'd be glad to know about your recommandation! UK is such a lovely place for plant eaters, I'm very grateful they produce the veg1 supplement.

No worries! Nutravita vegan omega 3 or my protein vegan omega 3 plus both have DHA and EPA and are the best value I've found in my travels. While the per-pill dose is lower in the MP stuff, if you wait for a sale and combine that with a stackable discount code (BEAST is usually a good one) it should end up cheaper than the Nutravita stuff.

Or eat mussels. Yes I am aware that this is not vegan, but it is hard to think that they would be a lot more conscious than plants, and they are sustainable and clean up the water.

I consider myself vegan (although I guess I'm technically not then) but eat mussels, they contain almost everything missing in a vegan diet.

Are you Chinese, by chance? Chinese Buddhist lay food culture (especially in the south) generally accepts oysters, mussels and scallops as non-sentient, and I can see why. I’ve considered trying them, but right now I don’t have a clear way to measure whether I am deficent in the nutrients in question (and therefore can’t measure whether supplements help), so I’ve defaulted to avoiding them.

very worth it! seven years here with no negative health effects noticed; plus, you’re saving animal lives and helping sustain the planet.

natural sources for omega FAs include hemp hearts and pumpkin seeds.

Not sure where you are located, but here in the UK supermarkets (eg Tesco) sell vegan omega 3/6/9 capsules.

Seaweed :)

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