Flaxseed oil

[More Meat]

Any opinions/ facts/ experiences with this stuff? I have heard of the benefits of it and I now take 2000 mg of it in pill form a day... Is that enough to benefit from it?

The pill i take has:
alpha linolenic acid (omega 3): 575 mg
linoleic acid (omega 6): 154 mg
oleic acid (omega 9): 186 mg

As i said I take 2 of these a day- one after breakfast and one after lunch. I also eat a can of tuna daily so I am getting some omega vitamins aside from the flaxseed also.

 

[sikdogg]

Flaxseed oil is good but flax seeds are better as they contain lignans that offer other benefits. That said, for overall health flax is a poor substitute for fish oil as flax will not elevate long chain omega-3's, such as DHA and EPA, to any extent.

 

[prince Albert]

http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/article-essential-fatty-acids.aspx

 

[More Meat]

So this flaxseed oil is ok, but fish oil is a lot better is what im hearing here.. correct?

The reason i went with the flaxseed oil is because I had been takin fish oil pills for a bit and had to stop because everytime I took them I would burp up a horrible fish taste that would stick to the back of my throat- not something I was willing to deal with no matter how good it was for me.

Like i said i do eat a tin of tuna a day, and take two of these pills- I ask again though- is this going to be enough to benifit me in the omega department? Should I take more of the pills daily? Does it even matter?

Edit: By the way, thanks for the info guys- as always the members here are quite helpful and generous with their knowlege... just keep it coming.

 

[goldmember]

Look for enteric coating next time, it will help minimize the fish burp...and make sure you take it with food.

 

[Python]

I take both the flax seed oil and the fish oil, 1000mg of each daily. This gives the benefits of both.

 

[AfroMan10]

Actually Fish Oil is better but you cant go wrong with Flax