Omega3 Fatty Acids. Should You Eat Fish To Get Them?

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Should you eat fish to get your Omega3 fatty acids? Isnt fish contaminated and dangerous? Good question.

And if you shouldn’t eat fish how do you get that Omega3 in your diet?

There are other places to find Omega3 fatty acids, like some plant sources, but by far the best place to find the right types of Omega3 is fish.

But there is a problem with eating fish isn’t there? What about mercury contamination? Isn’t fish contaminated with mercury?

According to the EPA all fish has some mercury contamination.

And it’s not a good idea to get mercury into your body, particularly for children. Your body doesn’t get rid of it.

But the EPA does not tell us to take fish out of our diet. It only has small amounts of mercury, and eaten in moderation it’s ok to eat fish, and they offer guidelines on how much.

Its ok to eat around 2 serves of fish a week. However for children or pregnant women theres some more things to think about, because mercury is more of a risk to children or developing fetuses.

So for pregnant women, or children, you ought to avoid eating shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish. These are high in mercury.

But dont eliminate all fish from your diet just because youre worried about mercury. If you like fish you can eat it, sensibly and in relatively small quantities.

But of course if you understand the importance of omega3 fatty acids in your diet you need a regular supply of fish oil. Preferable a daily supply. And there is the rub. You see for most of us ordinary people eating fish regularly is really expensive. Fish is getting more and more expensive all the time, and as it gets scarcer it gets more expensive.

And it’s ok to eat it in small quantities, but if you’re just eating it for those good fats there are better ways. Of course if you love eating fish then no problem. Eat it.

There is mercury in fish, but small amounts. There is a way to get your Omega3 fats into your diet with no mercury, and at a lower cost.

Use fish oil supplements. You can get Omega3 fatty acid supplements. They contain fish oil, and they are extremely clean, sourcing their oil from fish that live in the cleanest ocean in the world, the southern ocean, and then this is put through a molecular distillation process until contaminants are undetectable.

But there are no enforced standards for fish oil contamination levels. and not all fish oil supplements are totally clean. Be careful.

So if you’re just eating fish for it’s Omega3 fatty acids, don’t bother. There’s cheaper ways that allow you to take your Omega3 fats daily, without the mercury. But if you just love to eat fish then go for it.

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