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by myle 1351 days ago
I used to take omega-3 fish oil for about a month. My cholesterol levels went through the roof, even though I was taking only a spoon a day as recommended. For anyone who tries it, I strongly recommend to stop a blood exams before and a month or two afterwards.
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I'm finding it can increase LDL in some cases apparently. I have been taking it daily for past year and my HDL and LDL levels improved though. Although, my diet and exercise regimine improved drastically.
Depending of what is the content probably you only needed 1 spoon every month. The level of spoon of fish oil can be up in the 10.000s.
Which cholesterol went through the roof? Because there's a lot of misinformation and myths, for example "all cholesterol is bad for you" [1] among others.

https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/myths_facts.htm