Omega-3 or Omega-6 Fish Oil?

[Ed B.]

Hello,

My doctor recently recommended that I take a fish oil tablet
every day to help lower my triglycerides and raise my HDL. He
didn't give me any other information beyond that. I am also on
Tricor which has helped lower my triglycerides significantly.

When I went to buy some fish oil tablets, I saw that there are
some that have just omega-3 fatty acids, and some also have
omega-6. Then there are others labeled Salmon Oil.

I am a little confused as to which to get.

Thanks, Ed B.

[Larry Hoov]

"Ed B." <buch7575@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:-q-dnbdwYrwhrAXcRVn-rQ@comcast.com...
> Hello,
>
> My doctor recently recommended that I take a fish oil tablet
> every day to help lower my triglycerides and raise my HDL.
> He didn't give me any other information beyond that. I am
> also on Tricor which has helped lower my triglycerides
> significantly.
>
> When I went to buy some fish oil tablets, I saw that there
> are some that have just omega-3 fatty acids, and some also
> have omega-6. Then there are others labeled Salmon Oil.
>
> I am a little confused as to which to get.
>
> Thanks, Ed B.

Most common fish oils have about 30% by weight in two omega-3
fatty acids, EPA and DHA combined. There is usually another 5
per cent or so in other omega-3s. On top of that there is up
to 15 per cent in various omega-6 fatty acids. Other more
saturated fatty acids make up the rest.

Salmon oil is a good choice, especially if it's from wild
fish. Fish oil could be any number of different things, but I
wouldn't worry too much about the details. Salmon oil, or fish
oil, take your pick.

Lar

[Andrewvecs]

You can go see the info at
http://happinesshop.com/html/omega-3.html regards andrew
vecsey

"Ed B." <buch7575@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> My doctor recently recommended that I take a fish oil tablet
> every day to help lower my triglycerides and raise my HDL.
> He didn't give me any other information beyond that. I am
> also on Tricor which has helped lower my triglycerides
> significantly.
>
> When I went to buy some fish oil tablets, I saw that there
> are some that have just omega-3 fatty acids, and some also
> have omega-6. Then there are others labeled Salmon Oil.
>
> I am a little confused as to which to get.
>
> Thanks, Ed B.

[Zoloft]

Check out Udo's Website. I take his EFA oil twice a day.

http://www.udoerasmus.com/products/oil_blend.htm

Bill.

Ed B. wrote:

> Hello,
>
> My doctor recently recommended that I take a fish oil tablet
> every day to help lower my triglycerides and raise my HDL.
> He didn't give me any other information beyond that. I am
> also on Tricor which has helped lower my triglycerides
> significantly.
>
> When I went to buy some fish oil tablets, I saw that there
> are some that have just omega-3 fatty acids, and some also
> have omega-6. Then there are others labeled Salmon Oil.
>
> I am a little confused as to which to get.
>
> Thanks, Ed B.
>
>

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It are the omega-3s that are important. I join a link to a
DrWeil's page, you'll find there links to pages where the
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ollection&client=my_collection&proxystylesheet=my_collection&-
output=xml_no_dtd&q=omega+3

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"Ed B." wrote:

> Hello,
>
> My doctor recently recommended that I take a fish oil tablet
> every day to help lower my triglycerides and raise my HDL.
> He didn't give me any other information beyond that. I am
> also on Tricor which has helped lower my triglycerides
> significantly.
>
> When I went to buy some fish oil tablets, I saw that there
> are some that have just omega-3 fatty acids, and some also
> have omega-6. Then there are others labeled Salmon Oil.
>
> I am a little confused as to which to get.
>
> Thanks, Ed B.

[Rarmant]

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 20:34:08 -0800, "Ed B."
<buch7575@comcast.net> wrote:

>My doctor recently recommended that I take a fish oil tablet
>every day to help lower my triglycerides and raise my HDL. He
>didn't give me any other information beyond that. I am also
>on Tricor which has helped lower my triglycerides
>significantly.
>
>When I went to buy some fish oil tablets, I saw that there
>are some that have just omega-3 fatty acids, and some also
>have omega-6. Then there are others labeled Salmon Oil.

Here is the American Heart Association's recommendation:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4632

Patients who need to lower triglycerides 2 to 4 grams of
EPA+DHA per day provided as capsules under a physician’s care.

Patients taking more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids from
supplements should do so only under a physician’s care. High
intakes could cause excessive bleeding in some people.