Fish Oil and Weight Loss

Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that daily doses of  six grams of oil containing omega-3 fatty acids, combined with moderate exercise like walking/running for 45 minutes, can result in significant weight loss.

It does sound somewhat promising but it's also a lot of fish oil to consume every day, either in pill form or real fish, despite the numerous health benefits. If you decide to try this make sure it's only wild salmon, not the farm raised variety due to all the contaminants possibly contained in farm raised fish. I also would not do this very long to avoid exposure to excess mercury that could still be ingested with that much fish. (Check to make sure which sources of fish contain the highest levels of mercury.) I would think this food plan would get boring real fast too if you you ate the fish exclusively. If you take the supplements make sure you consume only high quality fish oil to avoid the same issues of mercury and  food contaminants.

And, oh, don’t forget to do the 45 minutes walking at least three times a week as that is a rather important part in the study. Tell your doctor what you are doing to avoid medicine contraindications.