4 min read BECAUSE WE’RE LIVING in the Age of Controversy of course there’s debate online over whether you should take fish oil supplements or an alternative. Critics of fish oil supplements say that many of the products available to consumers have oxidized, which renders the supplements less effective or ineffective. (That claim is, in fact, backed up by an 2023 analysis done by Consumer Labs, an independent evaluator of health products.) One alternative to fish oil supplements is algae oil, which advocates say has all the omega-3 fatty acid benefits. Avery Zenker, a registered dietitian based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, says algae oil has increased in popularity as a source of omega-3 fatty acids because it’s an alternative to fish oil that's suitable for vegans and vegetarians . But how effective are algae oil supplements? And are they any better than fish oil supplements? We explored the latest research. What is algae oil? OBVIOUSLY, IT’S OIL extracted from algae.…