Do fish oils harm your health?

[radkin]

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has conducted a survey to establish the concentrations of mercury in a range of commercial fish oil dietary supplements.

- Total mercury was measured in 100 samples of fish oil dietary
supplements, including cod liver oil, halibut oil, tuna oil, salmon
oil and shark oil.

- Only nine samples in the survey contained detectable levels of
mercury. There is no regulatory limit for mercury in dietary
supplements or fish oils.

- Dietary exposure estimates based on the levels found showed that
more than 500 capsules would need to be consumed per adult per day,
in addition to the rest of the diet, before the safety guideline
for mercury intake is exceeded.

- The levels of mercury found in this survey do not pose a risk to
consumer safety.

P.S - Fish oil is a healthy fat that has some amazing benefits,
including fat loss, improved mental function and reduced risk of
heart disease. If you don't eat high-fat, cold-water fish on a
regular basis (e.g. salmon, mackerel, herring etc.), this research
shows that most fish oil supplements are a safe alternative. Before
you buy any product, compare the amounts of EPA/DHA in each
capsule. It can be very confusing and you will be surprised at how
little some top brands include in each capsule.

 

[Gangsta Team]

I eat about 1 1/2 lbs of fresh salmon plus two cans of tuna everyday I might be at risk.

 

[Taliq]

I heard about that report too. Guess anything in excess is bad. I used to take cod liver oil capsules to counter act my "creaky" joints. That shit works :thumb:

 

[bigmack]

Flax seed oil for me,even though i gag everytime i eat that shit lol

 

[Rukas]

Fish like Salmon, while good for you in some ways (plus they taste great, I love Salmon), can be bad in other ways because they are at the top of their food chain so they pick up all the smaller fishes impurities and contaminants.

If you notice, humans dont really eat anything else at the top of the food chain and there are reasons for it.