omega 3 dosis?

[wetEyes]

Hello Dr. Lange,
1) which daily oral omega 3 dosis do you recommend? Is the frequently recommended dosis of 1 gram or less not insufficient?
2) Should he recommendation not consider a person's body weight? After all, it's a major difference if somebody weighs 90 pounds or 240 pounds.

[Michael Lange OD]

the one gram can be very misleading, since some of the cheaper brands of fish oil may have one gram but very small amounts of EPA and DHA, i have had great results using arond 900 mgs epa and around 600 mg dha with patients, often times i will double the dosage for the first few months if they have marked dry eyes. I have been involved in some blood testing looking at how much it takes to get the omega index above 8 percent and the majority of patients that i have seen under 200 lbs, the omega index goes over 8% with this dosage. 8% or higher has been associated with a 90% risk reduction of a fatal heart attack!!! if you are heavier then i think you would need more omega three than the amount we are using. I do have many study participants that are over 200lbs and we are in the process of determining what ratio would be ideal for them. I will have this data complete in about three months. We are using Fortifeye Super Omega.

Michael lange OD, CNS
www.drmichaellange.com
www.fortifeye.com