#4 in Krill oil nutritional supplements
Use arrows to jump to the previous/next product
Reddit mentions of Thorne Research - Krill Oil - 60 Gelcaps
Sentiment score: 1
Reddit mentions: 1
We found 1 Reddit mentions of Thorne Research - Krill Oil - 60 Gelcaps. Here are the top ones.
or
- Krill is rich in the omega-3 oils EPA and DHA
- The EPA and DHA in krill oil are incorporated into phospholipid molecules closely resembling that of phospholipids in the human brain
- Krill Oil causes no GI upset or "fish oil burping
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 0.79 Inches |
| Length | 0.79 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | June 2015 |
| Weight | 0.175 Pounds |
| Width | 0.79 Inches |
Huh, I didn't know Thorne did their own studies, but I guess it makes sense.
They're generally regarded on here as being pretty high quality. Then again, their krill oil has some pretty bad reviews...
Looking at that study,
> Patients with hyperlipidemia able to maintain a healthy diet and with blood cholesterol levels between 194 and 348 mg/dL were eligible for enrollment in the trial.
Hyperlipidemia being excess fat in the blood, which I guess is the same as high cholesterol? Pulling off of some random site for a reference range since I'm not intimately familiar with standard cholesterol levels,
> High blood cholesterol is a major women's health issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in every six adults—or 16.3 percent of the population—has high cholesterol, defined as 240 mg/dL or higher. The average cholesterol level among American adults is 200 mg/dL, which is borderline high risk.
It looks like they're doing this with up to double the "safe" levels, so I could see how basically anything would help a bunch.
One thing I'm skeptical of is that it seems like the fish oil they used seems rather weak compared to common fish oil supplements.
> A sample size of 120 patients (30 patients/group) was randomly assigned to one of four groups. Group A received krill oil at a body mass index (BMI)-dependent daily dosage of 2-3 g daily. Patients in Group B were given 1-1.5 g krill oil daily, and Group C was given fish oil containing 180 mg eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and 120 mg docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) per gram of oil at a dose of 3 g daily. Group D was given a placebo containing microcrystalline cellulose. The krill oil used in this study was Neptune Krill Oil (NKO), provided by Neptune Technologies & Bioresources, Laval, Quebec, Canada.
So I'm still going to stay conservative on comparing these and say that more fish oil > less krill oil, and fish oil is still a lot better value for the money, though if krill oil gets a lot cheaper I'd switch.