| When you buy fish oil in the store, you may have | | | | fish because while studies indicate that these small |
| the option of purchasing a variety of different | | | | amounts of pollution will not hurt an adult, it is |
| forms of this vitally important dietary supplement. | | | | possible that they could hurt a young or unborn |
| For starters, there are many different fish from | | | | child. Pharmaceutical grade oil is easier to certify |
| which oil can be made. Generally, the highest | | | | toxin-free, and should have this stamp of |
| concentrations of omega 3 fatty acids will be in | | | | approval. |
| salmon oil, but you can also get hearty doses | | | | 2. Pharmaceutical grade oil has fewer unpleasant |
| from mackerel and tuna. Many of these oils are | | | | side effects. |
| then supplemented with oil from sardines or cod, | | | | Many people opt out of taking a daily dose of oil |
| which have little to no omega 3 in their oil. Just in | | | | because of some unpleasant side effects that, if |
| the source of oil, there are many pitfalls. | | | | they only knew, could be easily avoided. |
| However, perhaps even more telling than the | | | | Pharmaceutical grade oil is processed in such a |
| type of fish from which your oil was made is the | | | | way that many omega 3 fatty acid forms that |
| way in which the fish oil was made, and this will | | | | are not particularly useful to your body are |
| actually make the selection process much easier. | | | | eliminated. These omega 3's can cause gas, |
| In nearly all cases, off-the-shelf fish oil is not | | | | nausea, belching and an unpleasant, fishy body |
| pharmaceutical grade oil. Pharmaceutical grade oil | | | | odor. Through more rigorous processing, |
| must be purchased directly from the | | | | pharmaceutical grade oil tends to have few to no |
| manufacturer. There are several advantages to | | | | side effects. The best types of processing use |
| pharmaceutical grade fish oil: | | | | molecular optimization to eliminate side effects |
| 1. Generally this fish oil is decontaminated more | | | | entirely. |
| rigorously than other oils. | | | | 3. Pharmaceutical grade fish oil is often certified. |
| Fish like tuna and mackerel - and to a lesser | | | | You can check your fish oil for certifications from |
| degree, salmon - live in ocean waters that may | | | | the World Health Organization or the American |
| be polluted. The FDA allows a certain amount of | | | | College of Toxicology to make sure that it is |
| toxins like mercury to remain in products made | | | | premium fish oil. Many health organizations offer |
| from these fish. This is why usually pregnant | | | | certifications for high-quality oil, and these are two |
| women are encouraged to avoid eating lots of | | | | of the most stringent. |