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Does anyone here take fish oil? (Original Post) Bleacher Creature Feb 2019 OP
Nature's Own. The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #1
I use this brand also and beveeheart Feb 2019 #10
Substituted "Big Red" krill oil gel capsules instead elfin Feb 2019 #2
That's what I take. Much better than fish oil for me. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #19
Whatever Costco sells. redstateblues Feb 2019 #3
To avoid the fishy taste... IphengeniaBlumgarten Feb 2019 #4
I tried burpless but got burpplus. BootinUp Feb 2019 #17
I used to milk my goldfish, but Beakybird Feb 2019 #5
My eye doctor recommended it The Blue Flower Feb 2019 #7
I take fish oil because I have very dry eyes also, beveeheart Feb 2019 #9
Fisol NRaleighLiberal Feb 2019 #6
Benefits Olafjoy Feb 2019 #8
My doc told me to take it for triglycerides & HDL dixiegrrrrl Feb 2019 #12
I quit taking it because of these findings n/t lordsummerisle Feb 2019 #14
Nature's Bounty johnnyplankton Feb 2019 #11
Im on the Costco donco Feb 2019 #13
I used to, but quit due to concerns about mercury. whathehell Feb 2019 #15
Changed to krill oil. No fishiness! BootinUp Feb 2019 #16
No longer question everything Feb 2019 #18
you can get omega 3s from plants Mosby Feb 2019 #20
I use olive oil in most of my cooking question everything Feb 2019 #21
I think if you don't burn the oil you should be OK Mosby Feb 2019 #22

elfin

(6,262 posts)
2. Substituted "Big Red" krill oil gel capsules instead
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 10:31 PM
Feb 2019

Get at Costco, but available elsewhere including Amazon. No "fishy" bounce back for me.

Beakybird

(3,333 posts)
5. I used to milk my goldfish, but
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 10:36 PM
Feb 2019

The latest studies I've come across suggest that there are no benefits to these oils. If I'm wrong, please correct me.

The Blue Flower

(5,442 posts)
7. My eye doctor recommended it
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 10:48 PM
Feb 2019

I've had several bouts of recurrent corneal erosion. My eyes dried out so severely as I slept that my eyelids stuck to my corneas and scratched them when I woke up. Very painful and resulted in double vision. The ophthamologist said that fish oil would prevent it. That was 15 years ago, and he was right. The benefits to my skin, joints, brain, and its anti-inflammatory properties have been excellent. I take a 1000 mg capsule twice a day.

Olafjoy

(937 posts)
8. Benefits
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 11:01 PM
Feb 2019

The purported cardiac benefits of fish oil were not confirmed by the data in the massive study published by the Cochrane Library. With the publication of this study last year, many people quit their fish oil supplements. Then they started to notice their joints (skeletal, not weed) were bothering them more. So fish oil can help joint pain in some people? Also may help a little with reducing triglycerides and increasing HDL (good cholesterol) We use NatureMade burp less fish oil from Costco.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
12. My doc told me to take it for triglycerides & HDL
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 11:09 PM
Feb 2019

she's pretty conservative, so I was surprised. She also mentioned tumeric for inflammation ( I use Cat's Claw, tho)

I keep the fish oil tablets in the fridge and keep forgetting to take them. but now that achy joints has been mentioned, that is a good motivator.

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
15. I used to, but quit due to concerns about mercury.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 12:17 AM
Feb 2019

If anyone has information that might allay my fears, I'd be glad to hear it.

question everything

(47,485 posts)
18. No longer
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 12:40 AM
Feb 2019

Spouse met with someone from the health insurance to review supplements and was told that all of these supplements do not contain what they claim.

We used to have Krill from COSTCO but realized that this is the only food that fish at the deep water eat, so decided not to be part of this destruction.

We eat salmon and cod.

I posted this several weeks ago

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-paul-greenberg-on-why-americans-should-eat-more-fish

Author Paul Greenberg on why Americans should eat more fish




question everything

(47,485 posts)
21. I use olive oil in most of my cooking
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 01:41 PM
Feb 2019

to saute chicken breast, mostly.

Wonder whether the omega 3 stays throughout the cooking, or in the chicken...

Mosby

(16,317 posts)
22. I think if you don't burn the oil you should be OK
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:26 PM
Feb 2019

The problem with a lot of olive oils is adulteration, as you prob know, and it can go rancid fairly quickly. I wish almond and avocado oil wasn't so expensive.

I read a couple really good (science based) articles recently about fats, the problem isn't canola or soybean oil per se, but the omega 3 to 6 ratio if efed up, which is why it's pretty important to add omega 3 to ones diet. Americans get 60% of their non animal fat from soybean oil, and that's not good.

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