![]() | Fish or has a great many positive benefits to its use not the least of which is reducing belly fat. Entire research papers and thesis papers have been written on the benefits of fish oil... |
Fish or has a great many positive benefits to its use not the least of which is reducing belly fat. Entire research papers and thesis papers have been written on the benefits of fish oil from combating pain to improving heart function. As the saying goes though, this “ain’t no ordinary fish” oil.
Fish oil comes from the fatty tissues of fish known to frequent cold water. Fish like mackerel, herring, trout, tuna, and sardines comprise this family of cold-water fish. As a fatty acid, EFA, and omega 3 fatty acid the benefits as mentioned have been far and reaching. Fortunately, your fish oil doesn’t require you to buy a fishing boat, net and oars. You can go to the local drug store or supermarket and pick it up in a pill.
With all this about the good of fish, there has bound to be some bad. Yes, unfortunately due to many pollutants some fish oil has been found to contain large amounts of mercury. California targeted some of the big names back in 2004 for high levels of mercury. Suddenly the likes of Starkest, Bumble Bee, and Chicken of the Sea tunas found themselves faced with the fact that canned tuna can be bad. The upside to this is that albacore and light canned tuna were found to be safe. These problems have left many people holding their pills of fish oil and wondering what sort of mercury might be hiding in the pills. The answer is to seek what is called pharmaceutical-grade fish oil. It will cost more money, but to avoid the potential of mercury it is worth the cost.
Once you get the fish oil, you come back to how much to take. Recommendations are always written on the bottle, but physicians say there may be variations on the way the oil is refined. Most people stick with the to three pills a day view and this seems to have worked out well.
The fish oil then combined with exercise and proper diets does fight the belly fat among other things. Research continues into this exciting aspect of a “natural” way to fight fat, but rest assured it will continue to be a huge benefit for a long time to come.