Ethyl EPA!!
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bgates1654
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I cant wait for ethyl viagra!
That website led me to an interesting article about EPA vs. DHA: http://www.biovita.fi/english/tuotteet/e-epa_no_dha.html
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(colby2152 @ Oct. 20 2007,15:09)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">That website led me to an interesting article about EPA vs. DHA: http://www.biovita.fi/english/tuotteet/e-epa_no_dha.html</div>
as far as I know, that evidence re. the benefits of EPA (as opposed to DHA) was largely for treatment of depression and other mental health issues. If you're taking a v large dose of EPA to treat e.g. depression, you may well want a low DHA pill (this lets you take less oil, and avoid GI problems etc. associated with a large dose). The evidence for even EPA supps to treat depression isn't that great, though (see e.g the latest Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin review). The research that showed possible benefits from fish oil pills in children with specific learning difficulties did use high-ish EPA pills, but not DHA free (some types of fish do contain a higher EPA
HA ratio). btw, Prof Puri's research has been v controversial in the UK - see e.g. http://www.badscience.net/?p=385
For general health, I'd doubt it's worth the bother of getting all EPA/no DHA pills, unless cost is no object I guess... At any rate the 'conventional' dietetic advice is that it's best to get your fish oil from eating fish, anyway - you get the benefits of the oil that way, and the fish will generally replace out a less healthy meal choice....
(colby2152 @ Oct. 20 2007,15:09)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">That website led me to an interesting article about EPA vs. DHA: http://www.biovita.fi/english/tuotteet/e-epa_no_dha.html</div>
as far as I know, that evidence re. the benefits of EPA (as opposed to DHA) was largely for treatment of depression and other mental health issues. If you're taking a v large dose of EPA to treat e.g. depression, you may well want a low DHA pill (this lets you take less oil, and avoid GI problems etc. associated with a large dose). The evidence for even EPA supps to treat depression isn't that great, though (see e.g the latest Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin review). The research that showed possible benefits from fish oil pills in children with specific learning difficulties did use high-ish EPA pills, but not DHA free (some types of fish do contain a higher EPA
HA ratio). btw, Prof Puri's research has been v controversial in the UK - see e.g. http://www.badscience.net/?p=385For general health, I'd doubt it's worth the bother of getting all EPA/no DHA pills, unless cost is no object I guess... At any rate the 'conventional' dietetic advice is that it's best to get your fish oil from eating fish, anyway - you get the benefits of the oil that way, and the fish will generally replace out a less healthy meal choice....