[boston_clone]

I like to get my omegas from the following sources, no fish needed!

- hemp hearts (complete protein, goes best with oatmeal for breakfast, on salads, or in soups for an extra bit of nutty / fatty flavor)

- pumpkin seeds (also good source of iron, iirc)

- algae-based supplement (currently taking an omega3 + vit D + vit K combo capsule from nordic naturals)

[CWIZO]

It's really surprising how many people don't realise where omegas come from and just default to "more fish". Fish get omegas from alge. Simply skip the middle man and all the nasty side effects that has in the form of animal exploitation and harmful substances for humans they contain.

[cogman10]

Fish metabolize and concentrate the oil.

Cows eat grass for protein, we can't really skip the middle man and eat grass to get protein.

I don't know if it's true, but it wouldn't be unusual for there to be benefit from getting omega 3 from fish rather than algea because of something like this. AFAIK, we mostly only know about the benefits of eating fish.

[boston_clone]

like most nutrients, you can weigh them.

for example, you can tell exactly how much protein is in 100g of a complete protein like tofu when compared to 100g of something gross like beef.

similarly, my algae-based capsules contain 1210 mg of omega3s per serving, with 660mg of EPA and 440 of DHA.

> we mostly only know about the benefits of eating fish

nope, this study describes consumption of omega3s, not fish per se.

[goodpoint]

Fish contains a lot of microplastics. Algae-based omega oils do not.

[Finnucane]

Note that one of the authors received funding from Big Walnut.