Salmon Oil helps lower your blood Cholesterol
Written by Gloria Tsang, RD
last updated: April 2006
 Salmon oil contains omega 3 fatty acids - an excellent source to boost up HDL (the Good cholesterol) in your blood . Omega 3 fatty acids in salmon oil, indeed, is a type of polyunsaturated fatty acids which can only be supplied by food sources. A study chaired by Gary J. Nelson, Ph.D., of the U.S. Dept of Agriculture's Western Human Nutrition Research Center in San Francisco, showed that HDL increased by 10% by just eating 20 days of a high salmon diet!
Moderation is the key. Include salmon (or other fish with high omega-3 content such us sardines and tuna) to your meals occasionally and enjoy its health benefits.
American Heart Association indeed updated its guidelines in 2002 to recommend the consumption of fish oil supplements such as salmon oil to certain groups of patients with heart disease such as those needing to lower triglycerides.
Caution:
check with your doctor if you are taking a blood thinner medication
before taking salmon oil supplements
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 What about Cod Liver Oil? Not all fish oil supplements are the same as salmon oil. Cod liver oil, for instance, contains high levels of Vitamin A and D. According to UC Berkeley, as little as 6,000 IU of vitamin A daily can interfere with bone growth and promote fractures in children. In addition, they also warned that since the liver acts as a filter, cod liver oil is more likely to be contaminated with toxins such as PCBs than other fish-oil supplements. If you are concerned about your cod liver oil, discuss it with your doctor.
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