So if I take fish oil, any real need to eat fish?

[HumblePie]

The oil isn't 'volatile' in a chemical sense. The fats are simply unsaturated hydrocarbon chains, which makes them very liable to oxidation, which helps make it rancid.

That is volatile compared with other nutritional supplements. Also, uv light can break down fish oil as well as oxygen. Meaning it needs to be stored in a cool, dry, and dark place to maintain shelf life. I wasn't saying volatile as in it can explode or something. I meant that is was easier to make it go bad earlier than its "shelf life" might indicate and could even be bad from the moment you buy it much more readily than many other products.

 

[HumblePie]

um....what?

Fresh fish that is good doesn't smell or taste that bad. When it starts to go bad it starts to smell really fishy like a nasty fishing pier at low tide at noon. Just google trimethylamine if you don't understand.

 

[Eug]

All you ever need in your diet is Soylent Green.

 

[zinfamous]

Fresh fish that is good doesn't smell or taste that bad. When it starts to go bad it starts to smell really fishy like a nasty fishing pier at low tide at noon. Just google trimethylamine if you don't understand.

I know. But it just sounds funny. "fish oil that smells fishy is bad."

but growing up and spending tons of time at the coast, I can tell you that fresh-caught fish (at the market or at the end of your own line) can certainly smell fishy, depending on the fish. Also, I generally hate fish, so maybe I am more sensitive to that.

 

[Kaido]

1. Krill oil is better.

2. Fish oil can act as a blood thinner FYI.

 

[Kaido]

So if I take vitamin pill, then I don't need to eat any fruit & veg? Please don't get brainwashed by the fitness plebs. I take a vitamin pill every day, and I still eat 5 fruits and veg every day without fail, and my health is good.

If you can't eat fish then the pill is the way to go. But try to eat some fish, fried or not.

But but but soylent

 

[pete6032]

Don't eggs also provide omega 3s? I know eggs have more fat in them, but you can get omega 3s from things other than fish if you don't like fish.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Saying you only like fish fried is like saying you only like beef the way McDonald's makes it. There's way more kinds of seafood than all the other meats combined.

 

[who?]

Alaskan natives eat LOTS of fish and they don't have many doctors who would attribute their deaths to heart attack so we're supposed to believe that all that fish keeps them healthy. Also those people may have a genetic variation that causes them to be able to process fish oil better without clogging their vascular system.