March 17th, 2009 Side effects fish oil.
There has been two medical report related to the effects of fish oil. The researchers speculate the presence of methyl mercury could have caused the problems. The fish oil should undergo advance molecular distillation to remove the presence of ocean contaminants.
There are three grades of fish oils
1) Cod Liver Oil
2)Health Food Grade Fish Oil.
3)Pharmaceutical grade fish oil.
What distinguishes one from another is the purity of the oil.
Liver Fish Oil.
- Contain PCB’s, dioxin or mercury
- Cause gastric upset including nausea
- High saturated in fat content.
- Strong taste of dead fish because of impurities.
- High in dosage can cause the high level in Vitamin A.
Health Food Grade fish Oil.
- May contain man made pollutants such as PCB’s, dioxin and mercury.
- Limited molecular distillation.
- Cause gastric.
- High content in saturates d fat.
- Contain oxidized free-radical generating lipids that can’t be tasted.
So choose your fish oil (omega 3) with pharmaceutical grade fish oil and approved by FDA.
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