On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:29:30 -0700, David Harrison <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>http://health.lifegoesstrong.com/article/fish-oil-pills-dont-help-heart-heal
>th-study-says
>Big surprise that taking rancid(most fish oils have at least some rancidity)
>fish oils don't help heart health.
>-David
You may be surprised by this--evidence also suggests that fish oil rancidity is not a problem for healthy people:
"The ingestion of 8g of oxidized [aka "rancid"] (peroxide value: 18mEq/kg; ansidine value: 9) fish oil (1.6g EPA+DHA) did not have any unfavorable short term-effects in previously healthy individuals." (Some Things Fishy: Oxidized Fish Oil Totally Benign!? Plus: The Inflammatory Side of EPA and Peroxide & Alkenal Levels in Commercial Fish and Vegetable Oils, Adel Moussa, http://suppversity.blogspot.com/2011/12/some-things-fishy-oxidized-fish-oil.html)