[Nick_123]

Its fine. the 1g/per cent body fat is just a short term thing, you'll cut it back after a little while. I think JB says it helps to kick start the fat loss...hooray!

You may like to try a liquid fish oil if your finding the number of pills required too much. You can get some with surprisingly nice flavors!

[Hermans]

Hey John
I noticed you said 30% concentration of EPA and DHA. I have Carlson's super gems. Its 50% is that to much? I'm asking because i bought it already. Would that 20% increase be better or worse or not worth the difference?

Thanks!

Sorry Nick! I was trying to set up a reply with quote. John Berardi stated 30% percent on page 2. I wanted something a little more specific. I'm new to using forums on this site . lol

[mc-]

hermans

my understanding is that the main thing is shooting to get DHA of about 1-2g a day.

dha being where it seems the money is.

best
mc

[Hermans]

Thanks MC

The bottle Im using says 200 mg DHA . Im not sure of my body fat% right now i summed to 15% until i get an official number. so i have been taking about 3 grams a day.

[louisthe1]

I've been looking for evidence that fish oil does indeed help you reduce body fat. And I can't find much out there. Does anyone know of anything recent that shows fish oil or omega 3 do actually help reduce body fat percentage, or BMI?

I do take my fishies every day but am looking for the evidence-base in terms for body composition benefits!

This one recent study in 2010 showed that participants swapped half a kilo of fat for half a kilo of muscle over 6 weeks, by taking 4g/day of fish oil.

This subsequent literature review (which looked at body weight, not composition) from 2011 concludes that:
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[FONT="Times New Roman"]At thistime, research is largely inconclusive as to the potential synergistic benefitswhen n-3 is supplemented in conjunction with exercise. There is some evidencethat n-3 can modestly enhance lipolysis and β- oxidation during exercise andthereby improve fat loss. There also is modest evidence that n-3supplementation may help to improve various aspects of exercise performance.However, limitations in study design make it difficult to draw firm conclusionson these topics.

Any research you can point me to would be great!

[Kate Kline]

Originally Posted by louisthe1

I've been looking for evidence that fish oil does indeed help you reduce body fat. And I can't find much out there. Does anyone know of anything recent that shows fish oil or omega 3 do actually help reduce body fat percentage, or BMI?

I do take my fishies every day but am looking for the evidence-base in terms for body composition benefits!

This one recent study in 2010 showed that participants swapped half a kilo of fat for half a kilo of muscle over 6 weeks, by taking 4g/day of fish oil.

This subsequent literature review (which looked at body weight, not composition) from 2011 concludes that:
[FONT=TimesNewRomanPSMT][FONT=TimesNewRomanPSMT]
[FONT="Times New Roman"]At thistime, research is largely inconclusive as to the potential synergistic benefitswhen n-3 is supplemented in conjunction with exercise. There is some evidencethat n-3 can modestly enhance lipolysis and β- oxidation during exercise andthereby improve fat loss. There also is modest evidence that n-3supplementation may help to improve various aspects of exercise performance.However, limitations in study design make it difficult to draw firm conclusionson these topics.

Any research you can point me to would be great!

Hey Louise,

Were you able to check out posts # 3 and #5 in this thread?

That might help with what you're looking for.

I think it's important to remember that fish oil in it of itself is not a "fat loss" pill.

Rather, in combination with the right nutrition and exercise, fish oil supplementation influences several hormones and metabolic pathways which in turn, have positive effects on body composition.

The posts I referenced above go into more specifics on this.

[Kate Kline]

Originally Posted by chaneldolcezza

How would you recommend who should stay on for 2 weeks or follow through up to 4 weeks, does this factor in body weight in any way?

Thanks

It's more of a general range we find works best, not necessarily correlated with body weight. In our coaching programs, we generally recommend 4 weeks at a higher dosage so long as it works for the client.

I think people often wonder about the "why" behind this recommendation, so here's a little more background.

Your cell membranes are composed of a mix of fatty acids, which is somewhat representative of the fats you eat. Literally you become the fats you eat.

Since most of us are lacking in long chain omega-3 fatty acids in our normal diets, it would take a long time to see some of these positive changes if we just started supplementing with a little fish oil, and gave it a while to crowd out ad replace some of the other fats in our cells membranes.

We'd prefer to get to the good effects soon, right? A high dose initially helps tip the balance of fats in your body relatively quickly, and then when you back down to a maintenance dose, your body is well-stocked with a good balance of long chain omega-3 fats built into its structures.

Neat, eh?

[louisthe1]

Originally Posted by Kate Kline

Hey Louise,

Were you able to check out posts # 3 and #5 in this thread?

That might help with what you're looking for.

Thanks Kate, those were useful articles, I was just looking for something more recent that had replicated/extended that research.