Comments on: Exercise And Fish Oil Leads To Weight Loss

By: KPG

KPG — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:47:00 +0000

I second Chris’ question. I’ve been digging around trying to figure that out and can’t really find an answer. I was originally pushed towards fish oil by a trainer guy. He had many other suppliments in the list, and huge doses. I think it was like 6 fish oil caps 3 times a day. I assumed less would be the amount, but I’m not sure how much less. Just maybe go with what it says on the bottle?

By: Jimmy Moore

Jimmy Moore — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:25:00 +0000

GREAT question, Christopher! It only said a “small dose of tuna fish oil” which I can assume is a couple of fish oil pills. The point of the study is that it doesn’t take much to see the benefits. THANKS again for writing and reading my blog!

By: Christopher Stewart

Christopher Stewart — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:17:00 +0000

The article does not mention the dosage of the fish oils that was used in the study.

Is that information available?

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 17:22:00 +0000

Good advice, Jimmy. I would just add...

Make sure you buy high-quality fish oil with EPA and DHA as its main components. These organic chemicals are understood to be the vital factors in fish oil. Also, buy brands that are highly purified and show it on the label. You don't want fish oil that has not been filtered of so many of the harmful chemicals that our fish are becoming increasingly contaminated with – notably mercury and dioxin.

That said, some people think you don't need to supplement with fish oil if you're eating fish regularly, say, a few times a week. First of all, you couldn't possibly eat enough fish to equal the benefit of one or two grams of fish oil capsules daily. And if you tried to, you'd wind up ingesting a lot of contaminants along with them.