03-22-2006, 07:30 PM
Refurbvirgin Wrote:
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> If you want to avoid the cholesterol in cheese
> (80% of the calories are fat) and choose fish for
> B12 remember that many tuna species are high in
> mercury. Sardines, as far as I know, are still
> wild-caught, unlike much store-bought salmon,
> which is farmed and loaded with anti-biotics, as
> are many shrimp. Predators store toxins in their
> fat-cells so the lower on the food chain you eat
> the less toxins you ingest. That's why orcas are
> in trouble. They eat seals that eat salmon.
>
> Omega-3 supplements can be toxic for the same
> reason:
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>
I was just told by my osteoarthritis specialist several weeks ago that the fish oil supplaments are so ultra refined that they are the purest form of omega-3 and -6. The mercury is concentrated most in the skin, then the flesh, then in the fat cells. The rendering process, and following micro filtration makes the oil ultra pure. There may be some suppliers who don't do such a good job. That I can't answer to. I specifically asked about mercury concentration, both for me, and because we feed a salmon oil supplament to our cats, (and their coats are as soft and silky as mink coats, let me tell you.)
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> If you want to avoid the cholesterol in cheese
> (80% of the calories are fat) and choose fish for
> B12 remember that many tuna species are high in
> mercury. Sardines, as far as I know, are still
> wild-caught, unlike much store-bought salmon,
> which is farmed and loaded with anti-biotics, as
> are many shrimp. Predators store toxins in their
> fat-cells so the lower on the food chain you eat
> the less toxins you ingest. That's why orcas are
> in trouble. They eat seals that eat salmon.
>
> Omega-3 supplements can be toxic for the same
> reason:
>
>
>
>
I was just told by my osteoarthritis specialist several weeks ago that the fish oil supplaments are so ultra refined that they are the purest form of omega-3 and -6. The mercury is concentrated most in the skin, then the flesh, then in the fat cells. The rendering process, and following micro filtration makes the oil ultra pure. There may be some suppliers who don't do such a good job. That I can't answer to. I specifically asked about mercury concentration, both for me, and because we feed a salmon oil supplament to our cats, (and their coats are as soft and silky as mink coats, let me tell you.)