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THIS MONTH IN SUPPLEMENT NEWS
Go for the Krill
Why you should supplement with healthy fats from
this tiny crustacean. BY STEVEN STIEFEL
KRILL ARE AT THE BOTTOM of the food chain,
and you’re at the top. Because of that you likely eat a lot of
things that eat a lot of things that eat krill. But few
bodybuilders or other humans eat krill, and so you likely
don’t derive the direct benefit of consuming EPA and DHA,
the healthy omega-3s they contain. In fact, you almost
surely don’t consume enough EPA and DHA overall
because they’re extraordinarily low in our food supply. The
only foods with a high ratio of EPA and DHA to other fats
are some fatty seafood sources including salmon
and sardines. This means that you should
consume more fatty fish or supplement
EPA and DHA from krill oil if you want
to gain the benefits these crucial
fats provide.
TAKE THE RED PILL
Why every hard-training athlete should consider
supplementing EPA and DHA and, especially, krill oil.
A BRAIN BOOST
EPA and DHA
support cognition,
immune function,
and muscle growth
and hasten recovery
from intense
training. These
omega-3s are
uncommon, so you
want to emphasize
fatty fish and
supplements.
A POWERFUL
DOSE
Krill oil is much
higher in the
phospholipid
versions of
omega-3s than
other fish oil supps.
It also emulsifies
better in your
stomach, so it
enters your system
much faster.
A CLEAN SOURCE
Most krill live in
clean Antarctic
waters, so their oil
is less contami-
nated than average
fish oil. Krill are
also one of the
most plentiful
species on the
planet, so eating
them doesn’t hurt
the environment.
TAKE IT For best results, take up to 1 gram of a krill oil supple-
ment with any whole-food meal for a total of up to 2g per day.