[SPAM] Re: Fish Oil and Weight Gain

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No but it would be a good idea to consider a few things if you can:

Any underlying iodine or citrus allergy? A simple test at the

allergist will tell you.

If headed to genetics why not ask about any FOD's involving the EFAs

you are taking?

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> You don't 'have' to know why your child needs fish oil to give them

> fish oil. Fish oils contain Omega 3s which are essential fatty

acids

> to the human body and our bodies can't produce them so we need to

> consume them so they should be a part of any healthy diet.

> Unfortunately most of us don't get enough in our diets -thus

> we 'supplement' with EFAs. Fish oils are benign -and healthy.

>

> Outside of helping preemies and cancer patients gain needed weight -

> Omegas are linked with helping most lose weight. Here's just one

link

> http://www.dietsecretsmd.com/secrets/all-about-fat/fat-burning-

omega-3-fats.php

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> One fish oil isn't necessarily " less fattening " then another. But

if

> you looking for results outside of health there are only better

> formulas for what we want the fish oils to accomplish. For most cod

> liver oil (CLO) is healthy and you may notice some subtle surges -

but

> not the right oil -so I'd stop it anyway. ProEFA or a similar

> formula Omega 3 and 6 oil is the formula for the dramatic surges for

> the overwhelming majority. Most in autism groups still don't know

> that yet which must be why CLO is still recommended. Like CLO -

> ProEFA is a fish oil but unlike cod liver oil it's not made from the

> liver of the fish (so no vitamin A like the CLO) ProEFA isn't a

> pure Omega 3 like cod liver oil -it is an Omega 3 and 6 formula as

it

> also contains GLA from borage seed oil.

>

> And to put fish oil in perspective most here use one to two capsules

> of ProEFA to start which is about 1/4 to 1/2 a teaspoon -one slice

> of typical pizza contains about a teaspoon of oil!

>

> Why do we question the oils only when they are put in a capsule and

> bottled? Imagine how many " capsules " of pizza, hamburger, french

> fry, chicken finger and doughnut oils the typical child consumes a

> day! (yuck) Fish oil gets not respect when it comes in a capsule -

but it

> should.

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> " Take a napkin and blot the excess oil from the top of your

> pizza. " You can get up to a teaspoon of oil off, " says Joy Bauer,

> M.S., R.D., author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Total Nutrition.

> This alone can save you a staggering 14 grams of fat. Wait until the

> pizza cools slightly, or the cheese will stick to the napkin. "

> http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_1_19/ai_95632122

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> Final thought -if one ever doubts the good (or in rare cases bad)

> side effects of fish oils -stop them...observe....start them

> again...observe. You'll probably increase the dosage!

>

> Hope that helps!

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