Table 2.

Recommended intakes of seafood/fish and marine-derived long chain fatty acids

Organization	Population	Recommendation
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics [31•]	Healthy adults	Two or more servings of fatty fish per week, providing at least 500 mg of EPA and DHA per day
American Heart Association [32–34]	All adults	Fish (particularly fatty) at least twice a week
	Patients with documented coronary heart disease	∼1 g of EPA and DHA (combined) per daya
	Patients with hypertriglyceridemia	2–4 g of EPA plus DHA per day provided as capsules under a physician’s care
	Women with hypercholesterolemia and/or hypertriglyceridemia	Omega-3 fatty acids in the form of fish or capsule (e.g., EPA 1800 mg/day) may be considered
U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [29••]	General population	8 oz. per week of a variety of seafood, providing an average of 250 mg per day of EPA and DHA
	Pregnant or breastfeeding women	At least 8 and up to 12 oz. of a variety of seafood per weekb
National Lipid Association [35•]	Adults	≥2 servings (3.5–4 oz.) of fish/seafood (preferably oily) per weekc

EPA eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA docosahexaenoic acid

^aPreferably from the consumption of oily fish; omega-3 fatty acid capsules can be considered in consultation with a physician

^bChoose sources high in DHA and low in methyl mercury to optimize infant health outcomes

^cShould not be prepared using deep-frying methods