Norwegian Fish Oil Supplements

Norwegian Fish Oil, made by Nordic Naturals, is a world leader in the production of high quality fish oil products. Adhering to, and exceeding, governmental standards that do not even exist in the United States (i.e., Norwegian Medicinal Standard (NMS) and the European Pharmacopoeia Standard (EPS)), as well as the voluntary standards set by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED), Nordic Naturals is simply the best choice for those concerned about fish oil contamination from peroxides, heavy metals, dioxins, and PCBs.

During the 1970s, researchers looking into the health benefits of fish oil, happened upon a population of Eskimos in the country of Greenland that confirmed earlier thoughts from the 1930s that consumption of fish oil had positive effects on both growth and development. This group of Greenland Eskimos had literally no instances of cardiovascular disease, despite the fact that their diets consisted of high levels of fat from the seafood they ate.

The consuming public is very fortunate that this research has been conducted and that the health benefits of fish oil are becoming more accepted. The Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), who does not regulate fish oil products (i.e., fish oil is categorized, not as a drug but, instead, as a nutritional supplement), issued a qualified health claim in 2004 asserting that “supportive but not conclusive research shows that consumption of EPA and DHA [n-3] fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.” As a result, more and more family doctors and physicians have started recommending fish oil supplements to their patients.

The fact that fish oil contains certain omega-3 fatty acids that our bodies cannot independently manufacture is a key explanation of fish oil nutrition. These specific omega-3 fatty acids, also referred to as docosahexaenoic acid (“DHA”) and eicosapentaenoic acid (“EPA”), are essential to our overall growth, health, and development. Fortunately, there are many species of fish that have been regarded as the best natural source of accumulating these omega threes in our diets.

Certain species of fish get their omega 3 fatty acids from eating organisms known as microalgae. Other species of fish, such as predatory fish, accumulate their omega 3s by consuming the fish that eat the microalgae. Either way, like human beings, there are no species of fish that can produce the omega-3s themselves and must consume them in their diets.

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