Krill Oil Is More Effective At Lower Levels

EPA and DHA has been researched quite often in the last few years for good reason.  They are very powerful and research has shown us that they are beneficial for reducing cardiovascular risk, eye health, and inflammation.  Though most of the research has been done with fish oil in triglyceride form.  

More research is always being done with krill oil in the phospholipid form because some studies have shown it to be a better form of delivery because phospholipids actually cross the blood brain barrier and the nutrients can be more readily absorbed and utilized.

A new study was published in the Springer journal Lipids and its focus was to investigate the effects of krill oil and fish oil on serum lipids and also markers of oxidative stress and inflammation.  What they wanted to see was whether the different forms- triglyceride and phospholipids of omega 3 solutions made a difference in the levels of EPA and DHA.  

A total of 113 participants with normal or slightly elevated blood cholesterol were randomly put into 3 groups.  Forty of the participants were given 3 capsules of 1.8 grams of fish oil per day with 864mg of EPA and DHA for seven weeks.  

Thirty six of the participants were given 6 capsules of 3 grams of krill oil per day with a combined 543 mg of EPA and DHA for seven weeks.  The remaining participants received no supplements and were the control group.

What they found was that there was a significant increase in plasma EPA and DHA in both the krill oil and fish oil groups when compared to the control group.  They also saw similar results with both groups in regards to the serum lipids and the markers for oxidative stress and inflammation.

What they did confirm though is that a lower dose of EPA and DHA is required when taking krill oil which is phospholipids compared to the triglyceride form of fish oil and other omega 3 products.  

They also found in the krill oil group that there was a  significant improvement of the HDL cholesterol/Triglyceride ratio.

This adds validity to some of the studies already conducted on krill oil and will lead to even further studies that krill oil in a phospholipid form appears to be better for utilization and that you can use less EPA and DHA when in krill oil to achieve the same results as a omega 3 fish oil that is in triglycerides.  

Another benefit of krill oil is it contains astaxanthin, which is a powerful antioxidant that researchers are discovering has numerous benefits.

If you don't take an omega 3 supplement right now you should because there are hundreds of studies showing its health benefit.  Grab a bottle of Omega Icon today which contains pure krill oil from one of the best sources in the world.


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Source:  

Metabolic effects of krill oil are essentially similar to those of fish oil but at a lower dose of EPA and DHA, in healthy volunteers.  Lipids 2010-11-02 https://www.springerlink.com/content/270j241473471664/