Pharma Nord Bio-Fish Oil 1000mg Capsules

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Pharma Nord Bio-Fish Oil 1000mg

Information: Fish oils used by Pharma-Nord are derived only from fish found in the Northern Atlantic and South East Pacific oceans. All fish oils are carefully screened to ensure that there is no contamination by heavy metals, pesticides or industrial toxins such as dioxins. Pharma Nord free fatty acid fish oil qualifies for a PureMax certificate, confirming that it is 50% lower in Dioxin and Furans than EU and CRN (counsel for Responsible nutrition) recommended levels and  also 90% lower in Mercury and PCB. Each capsule of Bio-Fish Oil contains 1000mg of fish oil (in the form of triglycerides), corresponding to an EPA content of 170mg/capsule and DHA content of 115mg/capsule.. Pharma-Nord recommends 1-2 capsules 1-2 times daily.

Pharma Nord Bio-Fish Oil use capsules made exclusively from FISH gelatine.

Fish oil helps to maintain a healthy cardiovascular system, and inhibits the development of cardiovascular disease.

Fish oil helps to maintain a healthy immune system, and helps inhibit the development of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, eczema, and lupus, as well as inhibiting the development of certain forms of cancer.

Fish oil helps normal brain development in growing children.

What is Fish Oil?

Essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), vital to the normal functioning of the body, belong to several different chemical families. The fat in fish contains so called omega-3 PUFAs (also known as n-3 PUFAs), which differ from omega-6 PUFAs found in vegetable oils. Omega-3 and omega-6 PUFAs have different roles in body metabolism. Fish oils contain about 50 different fatty acids, and are the main source of the omega-3 essential PUFAs eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA). EPA and DHA levels are very low (or absent) in domesticated land animals. The habitat in which the fish grow has a major influence on their fatty acid composition. The fish obtain omega-3 PUFAs by eating plankton, which in turn contain more omega-3 PUFAs the colder the sea water (cold water fish also have a higher fat content). Cold water fish such as salmon, tuna and mackerel have the highest levels of omega-3 PUFAs. Farmed fish fed commercial fish food contain lower levels of omega-3 PUFAs. Fish oils are best derived from fish found in the Northern Atlantic and South East Pacific oceans, where the risk of pollution is low. All fish oils should be carefully screened to ensure that there is no contamination by heavy metals, pesticides or industrial toxins such as dioxins.

What does Fish Oil do?

Omega-3 PUFAs present in fish oil reduce the aggregation of blood platelets, inhibit the formation of thrombi, reduce blood triglyceride levels, and have a vasodilatory effect on blood vessels. Omega-3 PUFAs are important in the normal immune response, and suppress the production of inflammatory mediators (e.g.leukotrienes). Omega-3 PUFAs are required for the normal development and function of the brain; a deficiency in omega-3 PUFAs results in impaired learning difficulty.

Clinical studies have shown that supplementation with Omega-3 PUFAs has the following benefits:

• Fish oil helps to maintain a healthy cardiovascular system, and inhibits the development of cardiovascular disease
• Fish oil helps to maintain a healthy immune system, and helps inhibit the development of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, eczema, and lupus, as well as inhibiting the development of certain forms of cancer.
• Fish oil helps normal brain development in growing children.

What evidence is there for the efficacy of Fish Oil?

Fish oil is one of the best researched nutritional supplements, with over 900 randomised controlled clinical trials reported.

(i) Cardiovascular disease: Meta-analyses have demonstrated the following benefits of fish oil supplements:

 Fish oil supplementation has beneficial effects on the electrophysiology of the heart, thereby reducing heart rate, a major factor for sudden death from cardiac disease (Mozaffarian et al, 2005).

Supplementation with fish oil significantly lowered blood lipid levels and reduced the risk of cardiac disease mortality (Studer et al, 2005).

Supplementation with fish oil significantly reduced blood pressure, particularly in older and hypertensive individuals (Geleijnse et al, 2002).

Supplementation with fish oil significantly reduced the risk of coronary heart disease (Bucher et al, 2002; Carrol & Roth, 2002; Whelton et al, 2004).

(ii) Autoimmune inflammatory disorders:

Supplementation with fish oil has been shown to benefit patients with Crohn’s disease (Mate et al, 1991; Stenson et al, 1992) and rheumatoid arthritis (Geusens et al, 1994; Kremer et al, 1995)

(iii) Dysmennorrhea: Fish oil supplementation can reduce menstruation pain. The addition of vitamin B12 and folic acid to fish oil reduces the risk of congenital birth defects, and is more effective in reducing menstrual pain (Deutch, 1995; Harel et al, 1996).

Are there adverse effects from taking Fish Oil?

Fish oil is generally well tolerated, although gastrointestinal disturbance may occasionally occur. There are no reports of serious adverse effects from taking fish oil. Large doses of fish oil supplements may result in a significant increase in total calorie intake. Patients taking anticoagulants should exercise caution if taking supplements containing Omega-3 PUFAs, which may inhibit blood clotting. Patients with diabetes should exercise caution if taking fish oil supplements. Cod liver oil should not be used as a source of omega-3 PUFAs, as it contains high levels of vitamin A and vitamin D, both of which can be toxic in high doses. High doses of folic acid may interfere with anti-convulsive medicines prescribed for epileptics.

How much Fish Oil should you take?

The generally recommended dose is 1000mg taken 1-3 times daily.