Posted by JLx on August 19, 2005, at 1:05:59
In reply to thank you Ktemene!..... someone else?? (nm) » Ktemene, posted by tepiaca on August 18, 2005, at 9:15:03
I agree that Carlson's is a top notch brand overall and have heard many people recommend their fish oil. But I have no reason to think that other common brands such as NOW (which I've taken a lot) are necessarily inferior.
In a previous discussion, some people said that different brands seemed to affect them differently, especially in terms of side effects such as acne so some personal experimentation may be needed. I quit taking my cheapo supermarket brand then but haven't experimented enough subsequently to say for sure that it makes a difference for me.
Some people talk about contaminants by brand but it's my understanding that mercury, PCBs and such are in the flesh not the oil of fish. Studies such as this one have demonstrated the safety of major brands:
I would be comfortable taking fish oil by major brands, such as Source Naturals, Country Life, Enzymatic Therapy, Jarrow Formulas to name but a few. As I said, I've also taken cheapo supermarket varieties.
I haven't actually heard of many posters here sounding especially committed to one fish oil brand over another, which may be why you aren't getting much response to this thread. :)
JL
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