Comparison of Krill and Fish Oil on Clinical and Biochemical Outcomes in Depression

Participants were prescribed to take a daily dose of 4 capsules (4×500 mg= 2 g/day) stored at an appropriate temperature during the 8-week treatment period. The patients were informed to take 2 of the capsules in the bottle to be taken orally daily in the morning before breakfast and the other 2 capsules before dinner. The capsule bottles contained 500 mg concentrated krill oil, fish oil or placebo (empty capsule) capsules. The daily intake of EPA+DHA from krill and fish oil was determined as 520 mg and 600 mg, respectively. Krill and fish oil were obtained from Aniqnaturals Superba and Orzax Ocean company, respectively.