lilykoi hawaii | The Omega 3 Supplement Scam? @lilykoihawaii | Uploaded July 2019 | Updated October 2024, 7 minutes ago.
Consider a wide range of information pertaining to EPA/DHA omega 3 fatty acids so you can make an INFORMED decision about whether or not to supplement with a low-dose supplement containing preformed EPA/DHA.

I chose not to supplement for many years and assumed my body would convert enough ALA to EPA and DHA. After doing more research on the importance of EPA/DHA and genetic/lifestyle factors that can inhibit conversion, I decided to take a low-dose supplement that contains approximately 250 mg/day of DHA, plus some EPA.

It's up to you to decide what's best for your circumstances.

My Detailed Omega 3s video:
youtube.com/watch?v=ilwNZ778YAM&t=204s

The VegSource Omega 3 Supplement Video: youtube.com/watch?v=c8_kTtWUnf8&t=223s

Higher circulating individual and total omega 3 fatty acids associated with lower total mortality (please note, this study is one of many which contradict one another. It would be a mistake to base one’s entire lifestyle around such inconclusive findings, but I view this as supporting evidence that *reasonable* levels of DHA/EPA in the blood, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A WHOLE PLANT FOOD DIET, is likely harmless and perhaps beneficial due to potentially low EPA/DHA conversion in modern vegans/vegetarians):
annals.org/aim/article-abstract/1671714/plasma-phospholipid-long-chain-3-fatty-acids-total-cause-specific

Study Indicating fish eaters better protected from heart disease than vegans:
academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/70/3/516s/4714974


Vegetarians have lower levels of DHA/EPA. This may or may not be a problem. “The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”
academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/100/suppl_1/449S/4576612


Vegans have low DHA/EPA status - similar to omnivores who eat little DHA/EPA - and respond robustly to a low dose supplement (254mg EPA/DHA)
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261561414000764


Vegan/Vegetarian men have low but stable levels of omega-3s
ajcn.nutrition.org/content/82/2/327.short


Omega 3:6 ratio is 1:10 in vegans, must be improved + EPA/DHA intake.
karger.com/Article/Abstract/118629


Human conversion of ALA to DHA and EPA is suboptimal.
academic.oup.com/jn/article/134/1/183/4688233


Genetic variation in desaturation of ALA to LCPUFA
lipidworld.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1476-511X-9-63

My videos on other nutrients
Vitamin A: youtube.com/watch?v=nf7MDlVm7ts
Vitamin D: youtube.com/watch?v=LZKnF0sK8To&t=630s