Fish oil

[pegkerr]

For a variety of reasons, it seems that adding fish oil to my family's diet would be a Good Idea (some of us have elevated triglycerides, some have depression, some are prone to eczema, and it would be protective for me for breast cancer, too). Since half of the family adamantly refuses to eat fish, I'm interested into fish oil capsules. What should we look for in choosing fish oil capsules--are there any industry standards we should look for, to avoid mercury or PCB contamination, etc? Any advice for finding it, in non-contaminated form, reasonably priced? Are you taking fish oil? Has it helped you?

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[papersky.livejournal.com]

I've been taking them for decades, for arthritis. I find they work best if I don't take them every day, but rather two weeks a month -- that's for arthritis, no idea about other benefits. I usually take 7 Seas capsules, just from habit, and avoid fish burps -- which aren't as awful as other people make out -- by taking them immediately before dinner.