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Is this true.... you can't make use of omega-3 supplements if you don't have enough of it in your body before taking these supplements ?

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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

Not true: This is not true. Why, at age 21, would you want to take them in the first place?

Answered 7/14/2014

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A member asked:

Is this true.... you can't make use of omega-3 supplements if you don't have enough of it in your body before taking these supplements ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

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