If you are concerned about
mercury in fish oil supplements, look for a product that has been molecularly distilled.
Not exact matches
Fish -
oil supplements, which many people take to promote heart health, have not been found to contain
mercury, says Stephen Kopecky, MD, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic,
in Rochester, Minn..
Fish oil capsules available
in Australia have zero or near zero
mercury content.
Personally, I take a high quality multi vitamin and essential fatty acids
in the form of a high quality,
mercury - free
fish oil every single day, and I recommend the same for my clients.
The
mercury levels
in these
fish, especially
oil extracts is extremely low.
The simultaneous exposure to
mercury and dioxins
in fish may also increase diabetes risk, and
mercury or other contaminants may help explain why men with heart disease who eat more oily
fish or take
fish oil capsules have a higher cardiac death risk.
Fortunately,
mercury accumulates
in the protein portion of
fish, not the
oil, so we need not — and should not — avoid cod liver
oil.
Fortunately,
mercury accumulates
in the protein portion of
fish, not the
oil, so cod liver
oil is clean and safe.
You can find them
in seafood - which have a minimum
mercury content - hake, tuna, salmon, dry beans,
fish oil and Omega - 6 supplements.
«Americans are looking for healthy alternative sources of omega - 3 to supplement their diets due to concerns regarding trace
mercury in fish and
fish oil supplements.