For starters, the human body is made up of an estimated 100 trillion individual cells. Omega 3 fats are part of the cell membrane of every single one of them. Providing an adequate supply of Omega- 3 to the body is critical to promoting and maintaining optimal health.

But one of the most often asked questions by many people is -- how much omega 3 do you really need to take every day? As it happens there are no set rules only guidelines, to make matters even more confusing the majority of manufacturers have their own ideas as to dosage, which and what content levels of fatty acids should be included.

Omega 3 daily dosage depends on how refined your fish oil is, and what concentration of omega 3 fatty acids it contains. Fish oil that has not been refined before packaging may have adverse health effects like allergies and infections and therefore you need to be very careful in choosing your omega 3 product. Always buy pharmaceutical grade fish oil to avoid consuming impurities and contaminants present in raw fish oil.