I see a minimum of 250mg combined EPA+DHA recommended each day by some sources.
Is there any major difference in the dosing intervals between taking 250mg/day vs taking a triple strength 750mg every third day? I can’t find much information on this topic
Quality, fine-grained research on detail questions like this is hard to come by. Theoretically, excess EPA/DHA will just be broken down by normal fatty acid catabolism, so, again, theoretically, it’s better to take small doses more often so that the excess isn’t just converted to energy without participating in the pathways we want it to participate in. But I also can’t find good sources on how we have observed this happening or where the thresholds are.
My gf works at an eye clinic and always tells me how the “recommended” dosage isn’t enough to do anything to help your eyes. She recommended at least 500mg of high quality fish oil. She uses pure encapsulations but it’s kinda expensive imo so I get a generic brand
You should eat fish.
Sardines, salmon, mackerel, etc.
Those fish oil tablets are such a scam. They are terrible for the environment and are the most expensive way to get Omega 3.
Also, you should try to get that Omega 3 minimum, but the second important thing is RATIO of omega 3 to omega 6.
So you should try to eat fewer omega 6 oils and increase your fish intake if you want to have a healthy (1:4 or lower) ratio.
I’m making the assumption that you mean intake of fish oils. Overall dietary pattern is much more important than supplements. So I would argue (if you are taking fish oil supplements) that it doesn’t really matter when you take them since it probably has little to no effect in general. Unless otherwise prescribed by your physician or dietitian, fish oil supplements are probably just wasting your money and one should instead focus on improving overall dietary pattern