Re: Krill oil instead of fish oil

January 17, 2006

--- Suze Fisher <s.fisher22@...> wrote:

> Is Krill Oil a reasonable source of omega 3s if one

> feels the need to

> supplement with omega 3's, as opposed to fish oil?

> The ORAC value looks

> quite high comparatively, which would supposedly

> offer protection from lipid

> peroxidation.

>

>

> However, it's much lower in EPA and DHA than

> standardized fish oil.

I've used both fish and krill oil. Krill didn't have

more noticeable effect of fish. Krill costs more too.

Wanita

January 18, 2006

Suze-

>However, it's much lower in EPA and DHA than standardized fish oil.

Exactly. The ratio of useful:not-useful PUFA in krill oil is pretty

low. And it has all the usual dangers associated with PUFA. And

though I don't have anything handy, I remember reading about some

people experiencing major bleeding problems when taking it. I don't

see any reason to take it.

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