Krill oil and absorption
What 2 graded rows on krill oil agree on for absorption, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Krill oil page, with its PubMed record.
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Krill oil and absorption
2 rows · 185 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 had mixed results.
- DGrade D× 2
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- Trials
- 2
- People
- 185
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 113 people (2011) and reported mixed results.
The rows run from 72 to 113 people, published from 2011 to 2026: 2 single studies.
The rows
1 improved · 1 mixed- DGrade DBlood EPA and DHA versus fish oil at the same omega-3 dose · Improved
RCT · n 72 · 2026 · Healthy adults (53 women, 19 men)
1.1 g/day omega-3 fatty acids from either oil · 12 weeks
Plasma EPA and DHA rose about 1.5-fold more with krill oil than with fish oil, whether or not people carried APOE4.
- DGrade DBlood omega-3 levels and lipids versus fish oil · Mixed
RCT · n 113 · 2011 · Adults with normal or slightly raised cholesterol or triglycerides
3 g krill oil (543 mg EPA+DHA) vs 1.8 g fish oil (864 mg EPA+DHA) per day · 7 weeks
Plasma EPA, DHA and DPA rose similarly with both oils; serum lipids and oxidative or inflammatory markers did not differ between groups.