Krill oil?

[Gooose]

Anyone take this? Lots of evidence on reducing cholesterol level?

Any advice on which brand to get or what to look for?

[The_Doc]

The evidence is very poor at best for Krill Oil. One has to be very careful not to believe biased "evidence" from people who benefit from you buying novel dietary supplements. You empty their warehouses, they move on to another fad, you have an empty wallet and sometimes just a fishy taste left in the mouth

This linked article is quite exhaustive, but says that these oils can raise LDL-C levels, which is bad.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC38752...

and these ones reiterate that Omega-3 supplements can be quite different to medical grade (and thus pharmacologically controlled) doses
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC69991...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29280361/

But Marine Omega-3 (from wherever you get it, as long as the dose is right, you can trust the supplier and it's not faked) look to reduce deaths:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC68060...

Personally, I'd just eat oily fish regularly, as has been UK advice for a while now
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governmen...

Edited by The_Doc on Monday 15th June 16:00

[Gooose]

Great post!

I eat tinned mackerel about 3 times a week currently, trying to increase my oily fish, but is tinned ok?

[vulture1]

Tinned is a great cheap tasty product.

[Pothole]

vulture1 said:

Tinned is a great cheap tasty product.

Interesting but doesn't really answer the question.