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Alpha-Linolenic Acid: study protocols

13 study groups say how much Alpha-Linolenic Acid participants took a day. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Alpha-Linolenic Acid: what the research found →

Dose per serving from products

705 products in our catalogue print how much Alpha-Linolenic Acid a serving holds.

Most common: 500 mg to 1 g, 20% of 705 products.

Dose per servingProducts
25 mg or less
27
25 mg to 50 mg
50
50 mg to 100 mg
75
100 mg to 250 mg
129
250 mg to 500 mg
140
500 mg to 1 g
144
1 g to 2.5 g
77
2.5 g to 5 g
22
5 g to 10 g
39
over 10 g
2

Dose per serving from research

13 study groups in 7 studies say how much Alpha-Linolenic Acid participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 1 g to 2.5 g, 46% of 13 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
100 mg to 250 mg
2
250 mg to 500 mg
0
500 mg to 1 g
3
1 g to 2.5 g
6
2.5 g to 5 g
2

Commonly used together

7 of 13 study groups took Alpha-Linolenic Acid with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Docosahexaenoic Acid
4

13 study groups

Study
n-3 fatty acids, ventricular arrhythmia-related events, and fatal myocardial infarction in postmyocardial infarction patients with diabetes
2011 · ALA · Adults aged 60–80 with diabetes and a previous myocardial infarction
2 g1217 days258
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of fish oil and mustard oil in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction: the Indian experiment of infarct survival--4
1997 · mustard oil (group B) · Patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction; age and sex not stated
2.9 g1 year120
Effects of n-3 fatty acids on major cardiovascular events in statin users and non-users with a history of myocardial infarction
2012 · ALA · Adults with a history of myocardial infarction; statin users and non-users
2 g——
n-3 fatty acids, ventricular arrhythmia-related events, and fatal myocardial infarction in postmyocardial infarction patients with diabetes
2011 · EPA-DHA plus ALA · Adults aged 60–80 with diabetes and a previous myocardial infarction
2 g1217 days245
Effects of n-3 fatty acids on major cardiovascular events in statin users and non-users with a history of myocardial infarction
2012 · EPA-DHA plus ALA · Adults with a history of myocardial infarction; statin users and non-users
2 g——
The effect of a 1-year multiple micronutrient or n-3 fatty acid fortified food intervention on morbidity in Indian school children
2012 · High micronutrients + low n-3 fatty acids · Children aged 6–10 years in India
140 mg1 year—
The effect of a 1-year multiple micronutrient or n-3 fatty acid fortified food intervention on morbidity in Indian school children
2012 · Low micronutrients + low n-3 fatty acids · Children aged 6–10 years in India
140 mg1 year—
Effects of diacylglycerol-enriched alpha-linolenic acid oil on skin properties in mild skin discomfort: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
2026 · ALA-DAG group · Men and women aged 20–59 with mild subjective skin discomfort and occasional allergy-like symptoms, without a clinical diagnosis of allergic disease
900 mg8 weeks30
The effect of a 1-year multiple micronutrient or n-3 fatty acid fortified food intervention on morbidity in Indian school children
2012 · High micronutrients + high n-3 fatty acids · Children aged 6–10 years in India
900 mg1 year—
The effect of a 1-year multiple micronutrient or n-3 fatty acid fortified food intervention on morbidity in Indian school children
2012 · Low micronutrients + high n-3 fatty acids · Children aged 6–10 years in India
900 mg1 year—