Posted by Larry Hoover on September 1, 2003, at 15:08:20
In reply to Larry! What's your take on fish oil/mercury/pcbs?, posted by mopey on September 1, 2003, at 11:31:16
> Hi, Larry. I haven't been around here in a while, so I apologize if you've already tackled this question.
No apology required. Your health is at issue.
> I've been taking fish oil and am now reading all the warnings about mercury and pcbs in fish -- what's your view on the safety of the fish oil supplements?
>
> Thanks!Fish oils contain no mercury. You can forget about that.
Fish oils do retain a variety of other contaminants, but some products have been cleaned up. Quite frankly, PCBs are *not* the villains they're made out to be. They're not very toxic at all. Moreover, any product you eat that has fat in it has PCBs in it. There's nothing unique about fish oil, in that regard, although there would be a higher concentration in fish oil, than e.g. olive oil.
I'm not worried about the contaminants in fish oil. If you are, you can obtain purified fish oils, at a higher price.
Lar
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