Andrew Huberman on Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA)
30 episodes · 55 references · 2021–2026
Based on dated public statements, not confirmation of use today.
Andrew Huberman has reported taking Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA). Referenced across 30 episodes with 55 total references.
View full Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA) page with research, safety, and pricing →“I've made the choice to ingest at least a thousand milligrams per day of EPA. I do that in the form of fish oil and EPA-DHA combination fish oil.”
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“Some people, including myself, will take them every day as just a general mood enhancer.”
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“What are your thoughts on Omega-3s? I take a lot of them; I've always been a big fan.”
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“A couple years later I did in fact start taking a thousand milligrams per day of EPA in fish oil.”
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“I personally am a big believer in supplementing with liquid form fish oil. That's what I do.”
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“Increasing our intake of these essential fatty acids and in particular the EPA variety of omega-3s can lower the effective dose of things like SSRIs.”
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“Several studies have shown that supplementing with fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids at levels of, for instance, 9.6 g of fish oil per day for 4 months greatly reduced symptoms of bipolar depression.”
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“Ingesting sufficient levels of omega-3 fatty acids is going to support healthy mood and even can act as an anti-depressant. Ingesting at least 1,000 milligrams per day of the EPA form of essential fatty acid is as effective as prescription anti-depressants in relieving depression.”
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“Supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids can actually be beneficial for people, in particular kids with ADHD.”
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“Replacing those foods with foods that have high levels of omega-3 or amino acids can reduce sugar cravings.”
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“Getting 1,000 mg or more, even as much as 2,000 milligrams each day of the EPA component of omega-3 fatty acids, is known to have mood elevating effects.”
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“A threshold level of 300 mg of DHA turns out to be an important inflection point. Getting above 300 milligrams per day of DHA is really where you start to see the attentional effects.”
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“Provided that one gets at least one gram of EPA, essential fatty acids, it can rival some prescription antidepressants and or decrease the amount of antidepressants that's required to take.”
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“Typically one would get to 1 to 2 grams of EPA by supplementing their nutrition, their diet, that is, with fish oil capsules or liquid fish oil.”
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“A comparison of 1,000 milligrams a day of EPA was equally effective in reducing depressive symptoms as Prozac.”
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“If you take lots and lots of say fish oil or things like that you can become more of a bleeder.”
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“Even within the category of fish oil there's a concern sometimes about mercury and other contaminants.”
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“There are several studies that have shown that supplementing with fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids at levels of, for instance, four grams per day actually worsen symptoms of mania over a period of about 16 weeks.”
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“I think that the the issue around fish oil is typically around contaminants so you want to make sure that it doesn't have loads of mercury so things like sardines cod liver oil Etc you can get those from natural sources.”
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“Krill oil... I personally didn't react well to krill. It didn't make me feel very good. I had some kind of skin itches and things like that.”
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