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Nov 25, 2006, 12:29 am
There are milk powder products and eggs enriched with Omega 3 in the market. Is there any difference in just consuming these milk powder products and eggs for Omega 3 supplement instead of Omega 3 softgels? 
 

   
   

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vk 		Nov 26, 2006,10:36 pm
The concentration of Omega 3 in milk powder and eggs may be too low for health maintenance as well as to prevent heart diseases and obtain therapeutic effect. Omega 3 from fish oil consists of C20 (EPA) and C22 (DHA), whereas plant and vegetable oils have only C18 and lacks EPA and DHA. Therefore, deep sea fish oil is the best source of Omega 3.
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<br>Remarks: C20 - EPA (20 carbon atoms, 5 double bonds)
<br> C22 - DHA (22 carbon atoms, 6 double bonds)
<br> c18 - Plant source(18 carbon atoms,3double bonds)