Posted on 08/17/2011 7:39:51 AM PDT by decimon
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I took it for a while, but began to gain weight.
Is there a product with the same benefit but without the weight gain?
You took fish oil supplements and gained weight? Did the supplements increase your appetite?
You can’t gain weight from a daily supplement of fish oil.
I haven't heard of fish oil causing weight gain.
I've seen salmon oil and krill oil at CVS so it should be easy to give those a try.
I just looked at the fish oil pills (with berry extract) that I take... 2 pills have 20 calories. I am thinking the only way to gain weight is to get your fish oil from pounds and pounds of fried fish!
Larry: “You know, fish is great brain food!”
Moe: “You should fish for a whale!” *SLAP*
There are several variables about fish oil you need to know.
The first major hint that something of therapeutic value existed in fish oil was an enormous study by the AMA of Doctors and Nurses, which discovered that those who ate fish once a week were much less likely to have the acute, fatal type of heart attack when you are dead before you hit the floor.
The next major breakthrough was in discovering that the Omega-3 oil was the responsible factor. It had anti-inflammatory properties that balanced out the much more common Omega-6 oil, found in other meats, which by itself could slightly inflame tissue. (There is also the healthy type Omega-9 oil, but it is much less potent.)
And now it has been discovered that healthy Omega-3 oil actually has two components, EPA and DHA, and DHA does most of the “healthy heavy lifting”. So now just DHA is sold in stores as such.
(Importantly, do not confuse DHA with another OTC supplement called DHEA, which is completely different.)
EPA is still good, so fish oil is still good, but if you want to “cut to the chase”, you will want just DHA, and few fish oil pills once a week.
Any clue what they mean by Fish Oil ?
Proving that Catholics are goodhearted.
That's when you take your Barracuda to Jiffy Lube.
Or maybe it's the oil wrung from oily fish.
Is it standardized, farm raised, wild, kriil, cod,
salmon, atlantic, pacific antarctic etc... ?
About Fish Oil. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bbinfo.php?page=FishOil
Good oils are essential for health. As is controlling how much food that you eat by having five small meals (a bit of protein each meal) each day. Then you must exercise by walking, running, weight lifting. The benefits of slowing (or reserving) the effects of aging are worth figuring this out.
Fish is expensive so I’ll guess that they take the oil from the discarded parts. Then again, I don’t know.
if you can not hold a variable constant,
then it is Junk science.
Also, you need about 600 mg of Omega-3 a day. It’s not necessary to take Omega-6 because we get that from multiple food sources already. You’re supposed to get twice as much Omega-3 as Omega-6. Omega-3 is linked to brain development, so it’s important for pregnant women to add it to their supplements.
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