Omega3

[aleks2]

How do you guys get this into your diet? Where I am from, wild salmon is literally impossible to find. Even if it was available, I highly doubt its that much cleaner than farm raised salmon. Is a high quality algae omega3 supplement the best way to go? What is the 2026 health nut verdict on omega 3s?

[Leo Gura]

I think it is a gimmick. You don't need it. Go live your life.

[Nivsch]

13 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

I think it is a gimmick. You don't need it. Go live your life.

Really? Why do you think so? 

Interesting

Lately I have been hearing that, for example, the excess of omega 6 we all get from seed oil etc is much less of a problem than we thought before. But can we really be well without enough omega 3?

14 hours ago, aleks2 said:

How do you guys get this into your diet? Where I am from, wild salmon is literally impossible to find. Even if it was available, I highly doubt its that much cleaner than farm raised salmon. Is a high quality algae omega3 supplement the best way to go? What is the 2026 health nut verdict on omega 3s?

Sardines are probably better than any supplement that sensitive to oxidation and can make the things worse.

Edited 21 hours ago by Nivsch

[PsychedelicEagle]

On 10/3/2026 at 2:05 AM, aleks2 said:

How do you guys get this into your diet?

See attachments. This is my daily average for the last 6 months.

On 10/3/2026 at 2:05 AM, aleks2 said:

Is a high quality algae omega3 supplement the best way to go?

I believe so. In addition to maintaining a dietary Omega-3/Omega-6 ratio >50%, I take an algae oil supplement (400mg DHA + 200mg EPA daily), for direct EPA and DHA, since plants have only ALA. The idea with algae oil is to bypass the intermediary (fish), which potentially accumulates toxins.

This keeps my Omega-3 index above 9% year-round.

On 10/3/2026 at 2:51 AM, Leo Gura said:

I think it is a gimmick. You don't need it. Go live your life.

Then how come human genes code a dedicated enzyme, namely delta-6-desaturase, converting dietary Omega-3s and Omega-6s into their long-chain, AKA "biologically active", derivatives?

Btw 1: Delta-6-desaturase is the main mechanistic argument (not proven) to maintain a relatively-high Omega-3/Omega-6 ratio.

Btw 2: DHA makes up roughly 10–20% of total fatty acids in the brain.

[Nivsch]

26 minutes ago, PsychedelicEagle said:

bypass the intermediary (fish), which potentially accumulates toxins.

Sardines for example have only 10% of the mercury Tuna has. And if you eat it once a week it is ok and you have a quite high quality source of Omega 3.

Edited 1 hour ago by Nivsch

[AION]

4 minutes ago, Nivsch said:

Sardines for example have only 10% of the mercury Tuna has. And if you eat it once a week it is ok and you have a quite high quality source of Omega 3.

I put it on pizza

[PsychedelicEagle]

5 minutes ago, Nivsch said:

Sardines for example have only 10% of the mercury Tuna has. And if you eat it once a week it is OK and you have a quite high quality source of Omega 3.

Fair. Tho you'd need at least 200-300g of sardines/week to reach ~2-3g DHA/week. Often people need even more than that to reach Omega-3 index > 6-8%.

I try to avoid it for two reasons: canning (can-lining chemicals having BPA and whatnot) + animal welfare. Rarely I still eat sardines tho.

[Leo Gura]

1 hour ago, PsychedelicEagle said:

Then how come human genes code a dedicated enzyme, namely delta-6-desaturase, converting dietary Omega-3s and Omega-6s into their long-chain, AKA "biologically active", derivatives?

What does this prove?

Human genes code of all sorts of crazy things that no one comprehends.

Edited 5 minutes ago by Leo Gura

[Natasha Tori Maru]

8 minutes ago, Nivsch said:

Sardines for example have only 10% of the mercury Tuna has. And if you eat it once a week it is ok and you have a quite high quality source of Omega 3.

I never checked this for toxin content as it is such a small fish - I eat sardines every day 😬 

My blood work comes back okay, though. 

I might be mistaken but what I eat are called "sardines" but some varieties are tichy. Some are larger. I do wonder if there is a variety of fish in those cans... 

[Leo Gura]

Do not eat Tuna!

[Leo Gura]

Beware, when an Aussie says "sardine", they mean some kind of aquatic abomination.

Edited 37 minutes ago by Leo Gura

[Human Mint]

16 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

 

I might be mistaken but what I eat are called "sardines" but some varieties are tichy. Some are larger. I do wonder if there is a variety of fish in those cans... 

Same. Some tiny like my fingers, others fits my palm and comes without head and tail.