Omega 3 fish oil supplements that provide EPA and DHA. Choose Trec Nutrition Super Omega-3, California Gold Nutrition Omega 800 concentrated fish oil, Essensey Omega-3 with or without 2000 IU vitamin D3, or OstroVit Omega 3 D3+K2 if you want one capsule that covers several nutrients.
Combination capsules make it easy to double up. 2000 IU is 50 micrograms of vitamin D. The NHS says adults and children aged 11 to 17 should not take more than 100 micrograms (4,000 IU) a day, and children aged 1 to 10 no more than 50 micrograms (2,000 IU). Add up the vitamin D from your omega-3, multivitamin and any separate D3. OstroVit's label also suggests a vitamin D blood test and a word with your doctor or pharmacist before use. If you take warfarin or another anticoagulant, check with your GP before taking any product containing vitamin K.
EPA and DHA contribute to the normal function of the heart, with the beneficial effect obtained from 250 mg of EPA and DHA a day. DHA contributes to the maintenance of normal brain function and normal vision at 250 mg of DHA a day. Vitamin D contributes to the normal function of the immune system and the maintenance of normal bones.
Trec Nutrition OMEGA-3-6-9 is also listed here, but it supplies 40.5 mg EPA and 27 mg DHA per three capsules, below the level needed for those claims. For the highest EPA and DHA per serving, also see Ultra Lyte Omega 3 Fish Oil 2000mg in the main Omegas & Fatty Acids range.
Fish oil is the whole oil; omega-3 refers to the EPA and DHA fatty acids within it. Two capsules with the same fish oil weight can differ a lot in EPA and DHA, so compare those figures on the label.
With a meal that contains some fat. This helps absorption and reduces fishy aftertaste, and splitting a multi-capsule serving across meals can help too.
Ask your midwife or GP first. These are fish body oils rather than fish liver oils; the NHS advises avoiding cod liver oil and other supplements containing vitamin A in pregnancy.
Only if the total stays within 100 micrograms (4,000 IU) a day for adults. Essensey Omega-3 + D3 alone gives 2000 IU per capsule, so check what your other supplements add.
Take the capsules with food, keep the tub cool and sealed, and do not use a product past its best-before date. Fresh, well-refined oil is less likely to repeat.
