Many Common Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements Are ‘Rancid’

Lastchancetosee on 17/01/2022 - 18:38
Last edited 17/01/2022 - 23:45 by 1 other user

In the Guardian today.

Not the first time I've seen results like this for fish oil tests.

Like most supplements, dubious claims and quality.

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  spackbace on 17/01/2022 - 18:47

  +2

  In the Guardian today.

  Quality source of journalism

  Study is in the US and uses US Brands, just FYI…

  Further down is the more relevant info away from the clickbait:

  The GOED has been pushing back on criticism for years. After a 2015 study by Albert noted that 92% of products in New Zealand exceeded one of the recommended oxidation limits, it conducted its own replication study in 2017 and the results were much lower, with less than 20% of the products exceeding the limits.

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    freefall101 on 17/01/2022 - 20:16

    +6

    Wow, a study by a group that promotes the sale of Omega-3 fish oil says that Omega-3 fish oil doesn't have any issues at all?

    I know I'm sold.

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    AndyC1 on 17/01/2022 - 20:34

    +3

    In the US unregulated stuff like vitamins and fish oil are are a cowboy market.

    This is completely different to OZ with the TGA requiring vitamins and fish oil and some other health stuff needing to pass regulations in order to sell it in OZ.

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  7ekn00 on 17/01/2022 - 20:40

  +1

  Just eat the fish :P

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  rektrading on 17/01/2022 - 20:59

  Drink liquid omega3 with a spoon.

  https://www.vitafoodsinsights.com/sites/vitafoodsinsights.co…

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  enwar on 17/01/2022 - 22:07

  +3

  They don’t even name any brands or anything. What a useless article.

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  Lastchancetosee on 18/01/2022 - 08:24

  The Guardian a reputable newspaper, and in Australia, the Editor is Lenore Taylor.

  A couple of other studies on the question:
  The Health Report about the inefficacy of fish oil as it is promoted:
  https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/f…

  This study from 2018 which explains that the Australian TGA limit is relatively low, and that oxidation was found in up to a third of supplements.
  https://scholar.google.com.au/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=h…

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  [Deactivated] on 18/01/2022 - 22:27

  In the case of gel caps couldn't you just pierce with a needle and check the smell?
  Not fun, but reassuring if doesn't smell off… as fish oil goes anyways.