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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[darius.livejournal.com]

I don't know about industry standards to avoid contamination, but some brands label themselves as distilled (sometimes in the fine print), and I only consider those. No particular advice on which; I just see what's at the store and choose the lowest price per gram of omega-3's.

Flaxseed oil seems to have similar benefits; I take it by pouring some on some toast and eating it with my nose clipped with a swimmer's noseclip. It tastes fine taken in that admittedly strange way.

Seth Roberts has posted a bunch: http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/category/nutrition/omega-3/omega-3-directory/

[darius.livejournal.com]

(And yes, it's made a noticeable difference to my health.)