Too much Fish Oil / Flax ?

[gmanlax7]

i take the Dale Alexander brand fish oil gel caps, usually about 6 a day, then between 2-4 flax seed oil gel caps. Is this enough, and can you take TOO MUCH of these ? what would happen ?

 

[SOLID]

you shit out olive oil.

 

[SOLID]

just kidding bud, I don't think much will happen to you, you may put on extra weight if taking too much. Your amounts sounds perfect to me. I have wondered too- how much exactly to take? I heard 6 grams of fish oil, but don't know how much flax or if you need it at all. Fish may be enough, but let's hope someone more knowledeable joins in.

 

[danielson]

flax does lubricate the gut so it may speed up luminal transit times


in high quantities i think its can block absorbtion of the other omega fatty acids, so it may not be ideal to take too much of it


also fish oils and flax are both high in omega three's but not very in omega 6. personally i use fish oil and hemp (hemp is much higher in omega 6 oils)

its possible you may get acid reflux from all that oil, but im not sure about that one.



and i have no idea about weight gain but presumably once you stat having too much fat you will gain weight. again not too sure about that

 

[SOLID]

I thought fish oil's were Omega 3's, not 6?

 

[Mr.X]

i take the Dale Alexander brand fish oil gel caps, usually about 6 a day, then between 2-4 flax seed oil gel caps. Is this enough, and can you take TOO MUCH of these ? what would happen ?

This adds up to around 15 (I'm overstating) g of healthy fats a day. Which is nothing. A healthy individual should consume 1 tbsp. of a Omega3/6/9 fat mixture--3 times a day. At 14.5 g fat per tbsp. x 3 a day= around 45 g of fat which equals to about 45 pills (gellcaps)

Mr.X EliteFitness Moderator

 

[gmanlax7]

I think he meant he's taking fish oil for the O3's and Hemp for the O6's

 

[SOLID]

Re: Re: Too much Fish Oil / Flax ?

At 14.5 g fat per tbsp. x 3 a day= around 45 g of fat

That's alot of friggin fat, better eat clean with those doses.

 

[Mr.X]

Re: Re: Re: Too much Fish Oil / Flax ?

At 14.5 g fat per tbsp. x 3 a day= around 45 g of fat

That's alot of friggin fat, better eat clean with those doses. [/B]

Actually, on a healthy diet, 45g is NOT a lot...45g fat x 9cal/g = 405 calories from fat, which is not much considering that the average 200lbs. person needs 2400 for their BMR (weight x 12)

DON'T BE AFRAID OF HEALTHY FATS

Mr.X EliteFitness Moderator

 

[SOLID]

but once you add in the other fat from the rest of your diet that can quickly reach high digit's