All the omega-3s without the mercury

November 21, 2008 By Julie Deardorff

Problem: I'm taking fish oil supplements. But I still worry about mercury contamination.


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greensky
Nov 22, 2008

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Is there any reason flax seed isn't a good alternative?
smiffy
Nov 22, 2008

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There seems to be a push for marketing marine fish oils going on at the moment.

See http://www.physor...234.html
abburdlen
Nov 22, 2008

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greensky- Flax and other vegetable source provide omega-3 in the form of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). Marine sources provide the forms docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) & eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) both of those have been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and evidence of a host of other benefits.
The body can covert ALA to EPA & DHA but not very efficiently.
morpheus2012
Nov 22, 2008

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yes u need to get a pure fish oil couse otherwise
u might doing more harm then good

one of the purest above stadards is from life extension fundation

lef.org i belive
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