Best form of omega3s?

Question

1) High Quality Fish Oil (and Cod liver oil during the winter)

2) Krill Oil

3) Sacha Inchi (omega 3,6,and 9 derived from this plant)

I currently take 1, but I constantly hear about all of the others, most recently 3. Any info?

Answer 1

There are 2 basic categories of essential fatty acids,designed -omega-3--and -omega -6--. 3-'s are found in fresh deep water fish, fish oil and certain vegetable oils(canola oil, flaxseed oil, and walnut oil)

6-'s found primaliy in  raw nuts, seeds, and legumes.plus in all unsaturated veg.oils(grage seed oil,primrose oil, sesame oil,and soybean oil)

---These oils must be consumed in pure liquidor supplement form and must not be subject to heat,either in processing or cooking.

the daily requirement for EFA'S is satisfied by the amount equivalent to 10 to 20 percent of total calorie intake.

the most essential of the EFA'S is linoleic acid.

heat distroys essentail fatty acids

one 7 ounce serving of mackerel, pacific salmon or fresh albacore tuna offers 5 grams of omega's 3 fatty acids..... about as much as you will get in a 16 capsules..

Answer 2

All omegas are fatty acids and are all good.  What I do is to use one with a combination of a number of omegas.  The one I use is called Advanced Omega.

Answer 3

fish oils of course, and hemp seeds =)

Answer 4

I take Omega-3 fish oil pills, they are the easiest imo.  

Answer 5

There are a couple different ways to answer this.

First, the one with the most quantity of EPA and DHA (a couple Omega-3 fatty acids) will be the Fish Oil; Krill Oil has less Omega-3, but more of other stuff (carotenoids, Astaxanthin, etc), plus it's MUCH more expensive. I haven't heard of Sacha Inchi, but it seems (after a quick search on Yahoo) that it has about the same amount of Omega-3 fatty acids as Flax Oil, but is a little higher on the Omega-6 fatty acids.

As a side note, the Cod Liver Oil doesn't have as much EPA or DHA has the same dose of Fish OIl, but it does have Vitamins A and D, so you should be careful not to take too much of both of those in the same day.

The main difference between the Fish/Krill Oil and Flax/Sacha Inchi is that Fish/Krill Oil have the Omega-3 fatty acids of EPA and DHA while Sacha Inchi has ALA. ALA primarily has benefits for cardiovascular health, but EPA and DHA combines have benefits for cardiovascular health, heart health, brain health, and skin health. Also, Sacha Inchi has the Omega-6 and Omega-9 fatty acids as well, which can help with skin health, hormonal health, and heart health.

All that being said, I would say either #1 or 3, depending on your opinion of the taste of each and depending on the benefits you'd like to get. I hope I helped!