AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
The future of fish oil.(goodnews)(Brief Article)
A new Canadian study on fish oil measured manmade pollutants in fish oil capsules and found PCBs, insecticides and mercury in negligible amounts. The research concludes that fish oil supplements are a safer alternative to actual fish.
Published research recently found higher levels of pollutants in farmed salmon than wild. But the question remained--how do contaminants in fish oil capsules compare to those found in the fish themselves?
Two labs tested fish oil capsules from 12 manufacturers on behalf of CTV television network and The Globe and Mail. The media companies released the results February 18, 2004.
Even one relatively toxin-free wild fish has the same PCB content as about 20 capsules. And a single fish oil capsule contains about 30 times the amount of omega-3 fatty acids as a single ...
- Soybean-oil more healthful than fish-oil capsules.
- Newspaper article from: Nutrition Health Review January 1, 1989 700+ words
...Soybean-Oil More Healthful Than Fish-Oil Capsules A few tablespoons of a soybean...the same health benefits as fish oil capsules, a new preliminary study suggests...amount of linolenic acid as most fish oil capsules, according to Emken, who...
- Should I give my child fish oil capsules?
- Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England) August 4, 2009 700+ words
...I've also read that some fish-oil capsules can contain high levels of...a good idea to start giving fish-oil capsules to my six-year-old child? A People generally take fish-oil capsules because of the omega 3 fatty...
- Fish-oil capsules alleviate psoriasis.
- Newspaper article from: HealthFacts May 1, 1988 700+ words
FISH-OIL CAPSULES ALLEVIATE PSORIASIS People with chronic...their condition after taking daily fish oil capsules, according to a British study...assigned randomly to take either 10 fish oil capsules (brand used was MaxEPA) or ten...
- Fish Oil Capsules May Bring Relief to Joint Pain Sufferers
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times JEAN CARPER October 4, 1995 700+ words
...or discontinue NSAID medications while taking fish oil, he says. How much fish oil is needed? "Between 3 and 5 grams a day," Kremer says. That's at least 10 typical fish-oil capsules, each containing 300 milligrams. There's...
- Side effects cloud effectiveness of fish oil capsules
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Daniel P. Puzo April 21, 1988 700+ words
Fish oil capsules, promoted as being capable of lowering...Atherosclerosis Prevention Clinic. "All fish oil capsules can cause trouble with clotting...anyone who is considering taking fish oil capsules should first consult with a doctor...
- FDA should regulate fish oil capsules
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times John Brennan November 8, 1987 700+ words
...then why are so many people taking fish oil capsules? Cold-water fish eat plant life...heart attack. We also know that fish oil lowers total cholesterol and triglyceride...Sure enough, a recent study found fish oil to be effective in the treatment...
- Capsule Technology reports fish oil capsules ease arthritis pain. (Capsule...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 4, 1987 700+ words
CAPSULE TECHNOLOGY REPORTS FISH OIL CAPSULES EASE ARTHRITIS PAIN WINDSOR...groups: One group was given 15 fish-oil supplements daily; the second...only by those patients taking the fish-oil supplements; they experienced...
- Fish or Fish Oil Capsules?(Omega-3 Update)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post July 1, 2008 700+ words
...salmon and albacore tuna) or taking fish oil capsules? To help find out, researchers...equivalent amount of omega-3 fish oil in daily capsules. Over 16 weeks...Eating fish twice weekly or taking a fish oil capsule daily are about equivalent...
