Fish Oil Concentrate 1000 mg (fish oil)Solgar Vitamins

The Fish Oil Concentrate 1000 mg is the variant with the lowest amount of EPA (160 mg) and DHA (100 mg). This is a good supplement to the daily diet, but during pregnancy, you can safely take a higher dose. Various sources recommend a daily intake of at least 200 mg DHA during pregnancy, which is equivalent to two capsules. You may also take three capsules per day (480 mg EPA, 300 mg DHA).

Solgar's Omega-3 Double Strength provides 360 mg EPA and 240 mg DHA per capsule. This is significantly higher and proportionately more cost-effective than 2 capsules of the Fish Oil Concentrate.

There is also the Omega-3 Triple Strength, with 504 mg EPA and 378 mg DHA per capsule. This dosage is also safe to use during pregnancy and is actually recommended during the third trimester and breastfeeding period (which is when the baby's brain undergoes the most significant growth spurt).

Who says that? Based on what data? I have not heard that before. To my knowledge, there is no official body that sets such a maximum, and there are quite a few studies available where people were administered much higher doses (for example, during pregnancy), without adverse effects. On the contrary, in many cases, such doses are actually desirable.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) states on its website:

"Dietary recommendations for EPA and DHA based on cardiovascular risk considerations for European adults are between 250 and 500 mg/day. Supplemental intakes of DHA alone up to about 1 g/day do not raise safety concerns for the general population."

In other words, doses of 500 mg EPA and 1000 mg DHA are considered safe. This aligns with other sources.

The Fish Oil Concentrate 1000 mg (fish oil) provides 1000 mg of essential fatty acids, of which 160 mg are the extra desirable ones.

The advantage of the Omega-3 Double Strength and the Omega-3 Triple Strength is that they contain proportionally more of the extra desirable fatty acids and a lower amount of the less desirable (but equally sensitive) fatty acids.

So if the source you are referring to warns about the sensitivity of omega-3 fatty acids to oxidation, then the conclusion you can draw from that is that you should ideally choose a supplement with as much EPA and DHA as possible in proportion.

It is advisable to combine such higher dose fatty acid preparations with approximately 134 mg (200 IU) of vitamin E. For example, one of the variants from Solgar:

https://www.vitaminstore.nl

The Super Natural Fish Oil provides a slightly lower amount of EPA and DHA than the Double Strength, namely 300 mg EPA and 200 mg DHA. So it’s a bit more than 450 mg, but still close.

The most practical option for an 8-year-old is a chewable capsule. This page provides an overview of fish oil chewable capsules for children:

https://www.vitaminstore.nl

For an 8-year-old, the MorEPA Mini Junior Strawberry is particularly suitable.

With Solgar's Fish Oil Concentrate, the capsule can be opened. This does not adversely affect its efficacy and is not harmful to the oesophagus.