Losin Fat

Now that's a good question. We all need more omega3 fatty acids in our diet, but should we eat fish. Fish is contaminated with mercury.

And if eating fish is a bad idea because of the mercury, how else do you get that Omega3 in your diet?

Ive pointed out before that Omega 3 fats are most prevalent in fish, but that there are plant sources like flax seeds but they dont have the optimum types, or amounts, of Omega 3 fats that you need.

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 there is mercury contamination in all fish.

Now of course mercury isnt something that you want in your body, and your body doesnt get rid of it all that easily. Its a particular problem for children.

But notwithstanding, the EPA doesn't tell us to remove fish from our diet. Fish is ok in small quantities and they do offer some guidelines for how much, and what type, you should eat.

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.

Pregnant women and children ought not eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish. These types of fish are higher in mercury.

But you can eat fish,in small amounts, you don't need to eliminate it from your diet.

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 although the EPA says its ok to eat it, if youre eating fish to get your Omega3 then there is a better way. Of course if you just love fish then go for 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.

User Omega3 fatty acid supplements. Fish oil capsules. These have fish oil in them, but the best ones have levels of mercury that are basically undetectable. They are sourced from fish stocks in the most pristine ocean in the world, the southern ocean, and they are put through an extremely robust molecular distillation process that removes anything that may be there. They are very clean.

There's no binding standards for levels of contamination allowed if fish oil capsules, and some are cleaner than others.

So if you love to eat fish, and you're independently wealthy, go for it. But if you're eating it to get your Omega3 fats, then there's cheaper better ways, with no risk of eating any mercury.