The Advantages Of Taking Fish Oil Capsules Compared To Eating More Fish

It is now mainstream science that the vast majority of us are deficient in the essential

fatty acids known as the Omega 3 fatty acids, and that increasing our intake of Omega3 fats will do wonders for our health in a wide range of areas. But is taking fish oil capsules the best way to do that?

Over the last century there has been a steady decrease in our intake of seafood, and in particular oily fish. Whilst many fats, and in particular saturated fat, are bad for our health the essential fatty acids known as the Omega 3 fats found in fish are good for our health.

And because of this decline in our consumption of fish and our consequent reduction in intake of the Omega 3 fats our health is suffering. Even mainstream organisations such as the American Heart Association are recommending now that we all increase our intake of the essential fatty acids found in fish.

Taking fish oil capsules is one way to do this. Eating more oily fish is another way. But is taking fish oil capsules better than eating more fish, or should you just eat fish?

There's a number of problems adding more fish to our diet. Firstly fish is expensive, and getting more expensive. To feed a family regularly on fish is becoming a serious budgetary problem.

Secondly it is now more widely known that the fish we eat are commonly contaminated with a range of industrial toxins including PCBs, heavy metals and dioxins. Even our own government now advises us to limit our intake of fish for these reasons. Warnings particularly apply to pregnant women.

Thirdly our fish sources are changing. Lets consider salmon as an example. In the past, when we ate salmon, it was wild salmon. Chances are extremely high now that when we have a piece of salmon on our plate it is farmed salmon.

Farmed salmon are much higher in industrial toxins than their wild cousins and are also lower in the Omega 3 essential fatty acids because the foods they are fed are also low in the Omega 3 fats.

Taking fish oil capsules is more cost-effective. These capsules can be taken daily and will not break the budget.

Taking Omega 3 capsules is also much cleaner. The highest quality Omega3 supplements are free from contamination, both because of the region from which their fish are sourced as well as the fact that they undergo a rigourous decontamination process.

And whilst farmed salmon is low in Omega 3 fats the best Omega 3 capsules are very high in the 2 important essential fatty acids, namely DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) and EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid). These are the 2 fatty acids considered by science to be essential for good health.

Taking fish oil capsules is a fine way to overcome the deficiency of fatty acids in our diet. They are cost effective, easy to take and clean. But not all fish oil capsules are high quality.

by: Peter Leigh

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