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Hey! Welcome. Personally, I'm not seeking fountain of youth, just want to be able to kick it around for a few more years.

Fish oil is good fat, so I'm wondering what a "low fat" diet looks like?

My HDL is higher than my LDL. About 30% of my calorie count comes from GOOD fat, nuts, seeds, fish oil. Good fat are required for the brain and eyes.

Hi, Rad...
I've read the vital statistics of these fish oil capsules on the back of the bottle.
It's one gram per capsule.
1) I was advised to take fish oil by my cardiologist to lower my LDL/raise HDL.
2) I took one out of a brand new bottle from GNC Health Food Stores. It seemed to make my chest tight.
3) Months later, I had blood work coming up, so three weeks before my test, I began taking the capsules again. Somehow, there was no discomfort this time.
4) Blood work results: my LDL had dropped significantly, though no change in HDL: 35.
5) Then, the fish oi flap really heated up. I had read the ingredients on the first bottle from GNC, and it claimed the capsules contained almost pure fish oil. However, the next bottle listed "fillers" such as glycerin, and vitamin E...and the bottle cost more. They had watered down the active ingredient, yet raised the price.
6) I continued to take the fish oil (from Walmart; GNC was too expensive!). No change in bloodwork.
7) Then, a friend at a local pharmacy told me about a customer who had been taking both fish oil and garlic. His bloodwork had astounded his doctor, who said that whatever you're doing, keep it up!
8) Meanwhile, my doc prescribed either 1000mg of niaspan, or yet another prescription. I decided to give the fish oil/garlic a try.
9) Results: My cholesterol had actually risen (maybe due in part to the entire bag of pork rinds I'd eaten before). However, my HDL had shot up NINE POINTS, TO 45! I was elated. When the doc saw my next bloodwork results, he seemed all giddy, as if it had been HE who had been responsible for increasing my HDL. Right.