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Wednesday, 07 December 2005
 

Fish oil is nothing less than essential.

The supplement industry rakes in millions upon millions of dollars each year for products that often times don't work at all. With all the hype, it's easy to brush off any supplement that rises to prominence in the marketplace. Fish oil is the exception.

The Benefits of fish oil consumption are numerous, but they include, among other things:

1.)They play a crucial role in the prevention of atherosclerosis, heart attack, depression, and cancer.

2.) Lead to a significant decrease in age-related memory loss and cognitive function impairment and a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

3.) Prevent and may help to ameliorate or reverse atherosclerosis, angina, heart attack, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.

4.)Supplementation with 3.3 grams/day of fish oil markedly reduces breathing difficulties and other symptoms in asthma patients.

These benefits are due to the presence of the Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's) omega-3 EFA and omega-6 EFA. The over-abundance of omega-6's in the modern diet are the cause of many modern diseases. By increasing your omega-3 consumption through fish oil supplementation and decreasing your consumption of omega-6's through processed vegetable oils, you will be going a long way in preventing everything from heart disease to cancer.

If you would like some more in-depth information about fish oil supplementation, check out the following links. Remember that it is an essential part of a healthy diet and is convenient and affordable to boot!

Fish Oil Benefits and Affects- AHA  

Fish Oil-The Essential Nutrients  

Fish Oil Purity and Benefits- A Crossfit Discussion  

Kirklands Brand Fish Oil-A good Buy



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1. 06-20-2007 21:24

:eek
mindless45

2. 09-10-2007 09:29

lol my great grandmother used to feed me cod liver oil from a spoon...
reachthesky

3. 11-05-2007 06:18

lol
jumpingjack

4. 11-12-2007 16:53

Yeah fish oil is infamous for it's nastiness though. But apk's never wrong! lol
Quick_Silver

5. 02-20-2008 15:51

whats can you eat with fish oil in it? :?

6. 03-27-2008 13:47

Don't worry about what food it is in (besides fish, of course) 
Just get some gel tabs with maybe some flavoring to them, and swallow them quick, with some water.

7. 04-06-2008 03:52

This kid i saw was talking about these weird mints. They had the mint coating on the outside, but it was kinda filled with fish oil on the inside. I thought it was weird when i saw them, but it makes sense now.

8. 05-03-2008 11:54

HA yeah good stuff! Urban Freeflow also had a huge article on Fish Oil. Basically it optimizes ure vitamin uptake into your body and keeps your hormones running good. Also if ure lookin to trim a little around here and there, it really helps by taking in fish oil because it keeps your body getting plenty of healthy fats so it will be more likely to burn stored fat for energy, when ure runnin around. If you go to Kroger, a Whole Foods, or some grocery store they should have supplements of fish oil. Just take one or two of the gel caps in the morning and ure good to go! 8)

9. 05-07-2008 15:12

I'm no nutritionist, but I think that flax seed oil is probably preferable to fish oil. I'm pretty sure it has more Omega-3 EFA than fish oil and, as it comes from a plant, it can be consumed by vegetarians.

10. 06-01-2008 16:44

Fish oil for me has no taste at all. It just tastes like canola oil. 
 
Thanks for this article too i'll start eating fish oil again.

11. 08-05-2008 13:25

wow all that from oil :eek  
sounds very simple yet complicated :?  
thanks 4 the article

12. 10-05-2008 10:48

this is good stuff, just make certain your source is safe. If you don't pay attention you can do more harm than good. I don't say this with the intent of scaring people but make sure your investing in something where the makers have taken the time to purify and eradicate trace amounts of heavy metals, mercury, lead, and other toxins found in fish from polluted bodies of water.

13. 11-23-2008 01:26

I've been taking this stuff for a while. But man you never get used to the taste. Sometimes they try to make it better by making it "lemon" flavored.......It ends up just being citrusy fish innards flavor.

14. 12-23-2008 15:11

fish oil is also beneficial for mental clarity and a mood lifter. 
i've been taking it for over two years now, and i actually notice a difference when i stop taking it for a while.  
cool stuff, nice to see some literature on it. :)

15. 06-22-2009 19:17

haha cool i bought some of those pills because i was told it helps keep joints healthy,since parkour seems rough on your body. i didnt know it did all that stuff to

16. 09-29-2009 03:20

Mikhail is right. Flax seed oil is perfect for vegetarians, and it's better for you than fish oil. I know that the capsuls that I take contain 1,000mg of flaxseed oil, with 500mg of Alpha Linolenic Acid (Omega-3), 110mg of Linoleic Acid (Omega-6), and 120mg of Oleic Acid (Omega-3). And it has 1 I.U. of Vitamin E in it to boot.

17. 11-06-2009 11:30

I been taking fish oil supplements for a while, though wasn't really aware of what good it really did. that's interesting. So is there any benefit to fish n' chips at long johns? cause that junk's delicious...eh i should probably lay off the fried food yes.

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