On Thursday, Aug 5, 2004, at 08:42 US/Pacific, DAVID Osofsky wrote:

> Now to my question.  On advice from Protein Power Lifeplan, I have
> been taking Cod Liver Oil to supplement my Omega 3s.  In the book they
> recommend 1-2 tbsp a day.  I have read in numerous places, however,
> that these megadoses of Vitamins A and D can cause toxicity over time,
> and Vitamin D toxicity in particular is very nasty.  What is the truth
> to this?  Is Cod Liver Oil fine, or should I switch to Fish Oil?  The
> local health food store carries Carlson's Fish Oil in liquid form,
> which, according the label, appears to provide the same Omega 3s
> without the Vitamin A or D, but I don't know if the oil from the liver
> is any different than the rest of the fish otherwise.. What's the
> deal?  Thanks!
>
>

Does PP Lifeplan really advocate cod liver oil for Omegas? This
surprises me. Anyway, I look at fish body oil, like salmon oil, as
food, just very concentrated. I think it's essential to get a source of
Omega 3, and this is a great one. There is definitely a problem with
eating large amounts of cod liver oil, and it's not very Paleo to
contemplate eating all those fish livers at once anyway. The difficulty
with supplements is always that they are too concentrated compared to
natural occurrence, and unaccompanied by the rest of the food they were
found in. The whole theory of eating an evolutionary diet is that it
was correctly balanced by definition, making supplementation beside the
point.

Since our meat sources are not all what they used to be, I think fish
oil is fine. If I could substitute good quality whole fish in quantity,
I'd prefer that, of course.

ginny



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