On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Ilya wrote:

>As for
> salmon brain - I am not sure what its composition is. In land dwelling creatures
> brain has a lot more of these fatty acids (than the rest of the body). In cold
> water fish they are present in subcutaneous fat as well. Not sure for the
> reasons behind it, but it could be that under water (and in cold water at that)
> these fats don't get damaged as easily, so the salmons body can have them in
> less protected parts than brain. In any case, I believe that the salmon oil in
> supplements is actually from this subcutaneous fat. I don't remember where I have
> seen this, but have no reason to doubt it.

Fish oil supplements are often labeled "fish body oils," now that
you mention it.

Also, I'm confident that salmon, like other fish, have very tiny
brains, so I don't suppose you'd get much EPA out of one anyway.

Todd Moody
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