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euphausia superba oil

krill oil

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  • Reported Doses
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Entire Monograph

Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • aging skin [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Alzheimer dementia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cancer prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cardiovascular disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cognitive function [Insufficient Evidence]
  • depression [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetes mellitus, type 2 [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dry eye disease [Possibly Effective]
  • dysmenorrhea [Insufficient Evidence]
  • exercise-induced muscle damage [Insufficient Evidence]
  • HTN [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hyperlipidemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hypertriglyceridemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • obesity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • osteoarthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Parkinson disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • premenstrual syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • rheumatoid arthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • sarcopenia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • stroke [Insufficient Evidence]

Reported Doses

Safety/efficacy may not be established; reported doses may be derived from limited or potentially inadequate studies with variable regimens, multi-ingredient products, or where concentration of active ingredients may vary widely

Effectiveness Ratings

[see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table]

Special Note

[formulation clarification]
Info: krill oil products contain varying amounts of omega fatty acids, such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

aging skin

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 200 mg krill oil PO tid

dry eye disease

[Possibly Effective]
Dose: 945 mg EPA and 510 mg DHA PO qd

dysmenorrhea

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 2 g krill oil PO qd

exercise-induced muscle damage

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 3 g krill oil providing 360 mg EPA and 210 mg DHA PO qd

hyperlipidemia

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 1-3 g krill oil PO qd

hypertriglyceridemia

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 0.5-4 g/day krill oil PO divided qd-bid

osteoarthritis

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 4 g krill oil providing 0.6 g EPA and 0.28 g DHA PO qd; Alt: 0.3 g krill oil PO qd

premenstrual syndrome

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 0.7-2 g krill oil PO qd

rheumatoid arthritis

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 300 mg krill oil PO qd

sarcopenia

[Insufficient Evidence]
Dose: 2 g krill oil providing 772 mg EPA and 384 mg DHA PO bid

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