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.
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Posted by: Carolyn Root | Dec 26, 2008 9:35:13 AM
How much is too much fish oil? It would cost approx. $20 a month for 6 grams using salmon oil from GNC....I'm going to try 3 grams per day with good diet and exercise. See how it goes!
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Posted by: Elaine Murphy | Apr 3, 2008 6:57:42 PM
Hi Mick,
Just remember to purchase only high quality fish oils and tell your doctor what you are doing. Too much fish oil can be a blood thinner.
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Posted by: David | Mar 31, 2008 12:17:23 PM
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Posted by: Steve Parker | Mar 28, 2008 8:59:24 PM
There was a group in the study taking sunflower oil + exercise, and they did not lose weight. This would represent somewhat of a control group for the fish oil + exercise group that lost 3.3 pounds over 12 weeks.
Most people on a weight-loss diet would expect to lose 12 or more pounds over 12 weeks. However, these study participants were told to consume their regular amounts and types of food, not cut back on intake. Take the oil and exercise 3x/wk. I bet they were not even told that weight would be under investigation.
3.3 pounds in 12 weeks is not much, but could certainly add up over time. But nobody knows if the weight-loss effect of fish oil, if real, would persist over time. I wonder how much 6 grams of fish oil/day costs.
Posted by: Monica | Mar 28, 2008 10:06:51 AM
So....which did it? Seems to me that if a previously sendentary person merely walked briskly for 45 minutes 3 X per day, they might just lose "significant" weight...no proof that the fish oil aided the weight loss. BTW, when is weight loss NOT significant!
:-D
Monica
