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Comment author: asparisi 08 July 2012 07:34:54AM 0 points [-]

Hm. I'd have to consider that. I already take a large number of suppliments throughout the day, however, and I think that adding more capsules might increase my akrasia regarding the things I do that already work for me.

Comment author: wedrifid 08 July 2012 08:38:47AM *  0 points [-]

Hm. I'd have to consider that. I already take a large number of suppliments throughout the day, however, and I think that adding more capsules might increase my akrasia regarding the things I do that already work for me.

You would prefer to spoon down canola oil than swallow Omega three capsules? I tried drinking vegetable oil and it was mildly unpleasant. (Not that such tasks being unpleasant always stops me. I chew down all sorts of powders at various times as part of my supplement routines. Some are vile.)

Comment author: asparisi 08 July 2012 05:51:55PM 0 points [-]

It was unpleasant, but only mildly. I put up with worse on a regular basis.

It comes down to me thinking "I am already taking lots and lots of pills every day: screw it, no pills today." Which is not a GOOD mindset, and I value my current suppliments more than I do adding the Omega-3 capsules, in the absense of data that tells me that I should reverse that.