Reddit reviews Thorne Research - Krill Oil - 60 Gelcaps
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Krill is rich in the omega-3 oils EPA and DHAThe EPA and DHA in krill oil are incorporated into phospholipid molecules closely resembling that of phospholipids in the human brainKrill Oil causes no GI upset or "fish oil burping
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.