A recent Canadian study on fish oil...

A recent Canadian study on fish oil measured manmade pollutants in fish oil capsules and rest PCBs, insecticides and mercury in negligible amounts. The research gather s that fish oil supplements are a safer alternative to actual fish.

Published research lately found higher levels of pollutants in farmed salmon than wild. on the other hand the question remained--how do contaminants in fish oil capsules compare to those originate in the fish themselves?

sum of two units labs tested fish oil capsules from 12 manufacturers forward behalf of CTV television network and The Globe and Mail. The media companies released the deductions February 18, 2004.

level one relatively toxin-free wild fish has the same PCB satisfied as about 20 capsules. And a single fish oil capsule contains about 30 times the amount of omega-3 fatty acids as a single fish portion. The purest oils sustain a process called molecular distillation.

In a related story, a contemplation reported in the February 12 2004 edition of the British Medical Journal directs attention back to the original source of omega-3s in fish: marine algae and phytoplankton. Ocean algae and phytoplankton--say researchers at the University of Edinburgh--can easily be cultur industrially to provide vegetable sources of omega-3s that would be exempt of the contaminants commonly erect in fish.

While a certain firms have been attempting to genetically modify terrestrial plants to give rise to omega-3s, the new study says it's possible--and implies it may be better--to cultivate unaltered marine plants that are naturally rich in these heart-healthy fats.

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