Tesco Omgea 3 Fish oils

whiteonblu · 02-08-2012 7:16pm #1

One has fish body oil 1000 mg providing EPA 180mg and DHA 120mg

The other has fish oil 1000mg providing EPA and DHA 250mg. There is no break down of EPA and DHA and i do not know if it means 250mg of each

Assuming it is 250mg total between EPA and DHA which is best for a cholesterol reducing diet

The boxes are almost identical

Thanks

Chancer3001 · 02-08-2012 10:13pm

Advice my mother got from the leading cardiologist in the west of ireland.

the MAIN thing you need, ahead of prescription medicine, to lower cholesterol is "co-enzyme Q-10".

I take 2 a day. You can get it in Tesco. Dear enough at 10 for 90, but anything Ive read about it online has been excellent.

I honestly dont understand the difference in fish oils

Why not google it for yourself?

whiteonblu · 02-08-2012 10:28pm

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Advice my mother got from the leading cardiologist in the west of ireland.

the MAIN thing you need, ahead of prescription medicine, to lower cholesterol is "co-enzyme Q-10".

I take 2 a day. You can get it in Tesco. Dear enough at 10 for 90, but anything Ive read about it online has been excellent.

I honestly dont understand the difference in fish oils

Why not google it for yourself?

do not understand all the EPA etc. Have you evidence of reduced cholesterol with Q10 other than reading have you had yours high and come down?

siochain · 03-08-2012 8:11am

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Advice my mother got from the leading cardiologist in the west of ireland.

the MAIN thing you need, ahead of prescription medicine, to lower cholesterol is "co-enzyme Q-10".

I take 2 a day. You can get it in Tesco. Dear enough at 10 for 90, but anything Ive read about it online has been excellent.

I honestly dont understand the difference in fish oils

Why not google it for yourself?

Iherb.com do it much cheaper. What strenght is the one you buy? 30mg?

I've never heard of or seen an evidence that it helps in reducing cholesterol. co-enzyme Q-10 is vital for heart function and those with low levels are a high risk of heart disease and complications. And guess what statins that doctors prescribe for lowering cholesterol also reduce the livers capabilities to produce co-enzyme Q-10 !!!

siochain · 03-08-2012 8:14am

whiteonblu wrote: »

One has fish body oil 1000 mg providing EPA 180mg and DHA 120mg

The other has fish oil 1000mg providing EPA and DHA 250mg. There is no break down of EPA and DHA and i do not know if it means 250mg of each

Assuming it is 250mg total between EPA and DHA which is best for a cholesterol reducing diet

The boxes are almost identical

Thanks

just aim for the one with the higest numbers of both EPA & DHA, best place and value if find is on myprotein.ie, buy the liquid.

mount per 5ml serving:
EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid): 825mg
DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid): 550mg

Thephantomsmask · 03-08-2012 8:54am

I buy the liquid from myprotein, it's great value. A quick tip is get a bottle of their strawberry flavdrops to go with it. The flavour of the oil is relatively inoffensive to be fair compared to others but a drop of strawberry in the spoon with it makes it go down a bit easier!

Chancer3001 · 03-08-2012 6:10pm

"Have you evidence"

No evidence, just what the cardiologist said.

Transform · 06-08-2012 4:20pm

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Advice my mother got from the leading cardiologist in the west of ireland.

the MAIN thing you need, ahead of prescription medicine, to lower cholesterol is "co-enzyme Q-10".

I take 2 a day. You can get it in Tesco. Dear enough at 10 for 90, but anything Ive read about it online has been excellent.

I honestly dont understand the difference in fish oils

Why not google it for yourself?

You might be a bit off the mark there are co q 10 is more of a supplement you take when also taking statins (cholesterol lowering medication) so no way it's a priority over fish oils if you are not already taking statins.

Overall for cholesterol lowering coming off all junk food, cut out wheat, eat more essential fats and get active in a big way will make biggest difference

Chancer3001 · 06-08-2012 5:20pm

You might be

Not me my man, the cardiologist dude....

thesimpsons · 06-08-2012 7:53pm

Transform wrote: »

Overall for cholesterol lowering coming off all junk food, cut out wheat, eat more essential fats and get active in a big way will make biggest difference

as well as cutting out foods, you should eat foods which will help lower cholesterol. Nuts, whole grains (oats, barley) are great source of soluble fibre, fruit & veg. plenty of exercise and lots of water. all of these, plus a spoon of lecitin granules twice a day and I've lowered mine from over 7 to under 5.

Gummy Panda · 06-08-2012 8:59pm

Chancer3001 wrote: »

You might be

Not me my man, the cardiologist dude....

Yeah so you could be parroting the information incorrectly

Transform · 06-08-2012 9:20pm

Chancer3001 wrote: »

You might be

Not me my man, the cardiologist dude....

Yea still unlikely

whiteonblu · 06-08-2012 10:53pm

thesimpsons wrote: »

as well as cutting out foods, you should eat foods which will help lower cholesterol. Nuts, whole grains (oats, barley) are great source of soluble fibre, fruit & veg. plenty of exercise and lots of water. all of these, plus a spoon of lecitin granules twice a day and I've lowered mine from over to under 5.

heard about that but dont think there is any scientific evidence of that

http://www.illpumpyouup.com/articles/will-lecithin-lower-your-blood-cholesterol-levels.htm

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA400272/lecithin-for-cholesterol-control.html

thesimpsons · 07-08-2012 1:36pm

ya, I know, for every positive thing you read about a vitamin, supplement, food you'll also find a negative or noncommittal comment, but all I know is it worked for me. granted the big increase in exercise and eating properly worked too.

Chancer3001 · 07-08-2012 1:37pm

he must own shares in a coenzyme q 10 factory.

or else the cardiologist knows less than you about heart health.

OR he's gone crazy.

siochain · 07-08-2012 3:51pm

thesimpsons wrote: »

ya, I know, for every positive thing you read about a vitamin, supplement, food you'll also find a negative or noncommittal comment, but all I know is it worked for me. granted the big increase in exercise and eating properly worked too.

This is a great reply,

I’ll be very serious when I say most GP’s haven’t a clue about the latest finding in terms of treating heart disease, cardoligists only know a little bit more that GP’s.
Make some changes to your lifestyle, track them and measure the results.

Chancer3001 you heard wrong, do some research, there a loads of studies out there on the effects statins have on CQ10.

Chancer3001 · 07-08-2012 4:24pm

ok cool.

Must have heard wrong.

Chancer3001 · 07-08-2012 4:32pm

i did manage to find a random study on google.

maybe people will like that more.

CoQ10 lowers LDL cholesterol by 12.7% in just 2 weeks....

http://newhope360.com/heart-health/coq10-lowers-cholesterol-127-percent

siochain · 09-08-2012 8:57am

Chancer3001 wrote: »

i did manage to find a random study on google.

maybe people will like that more.

CoQ10 lowers LDL cholesterol by 12.7% in just 2 weeks....

http://newhope360.com/heart-health/coq10-lowers-cholesterol-127-percent

Not the greatest of studies very small and narow sample only 53 healthy young males over a very short time frame. No other variables mentioned.

Would be interesting to see the full study.

Chancer3001 · 09-08-2012 1:55pm

yeah.

whiteonblu · 09-08-2012 2:11pm

Chancer3001 wrote: »

he must own shares in a coenzyme q 10 factory.

very possible or some financial interest

Transform · 09-08-2012 4:11pm

whiteonblu wrote: »

very possible or some financial interest

its not like the docs dont have reps in every week flogging them drugs and supplements for patients to take

Chancer3001 · 10-08-2012 10:11am

yeah thats probably it.

Tesco Omgea 3 Fish oils

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