Product description:
- Fish oil from oily cold-water species, a source of the omega-3 acids EPA and DHA.
- They support the brain, normal vision and the function of the heart.
- Oil purified by molecular distillation, in a convenient softgel.
Fish tends to lose to whatever is faster to get on the table, and that has far less to do with willingness than with an ordinary busy week. With that in mind, NOW Foods developed Omega-3 Fish Oil 1000 mg (180 EPA / 120 DHA) 100 Softgels! The oil inside comes from small, short-lived cold-water species - anchovies, sardines and tuna - which sit low enough in the food chain to be generous with omega-3 without a lifetime of accumulation behind them. Nutritionists first grew interested in these fats in the nineteen-seventies, when researchers travelled to Greenland to understand a diet built almost entirely around fish and marine mammals. What they found sent EPA and DHA into laboratories worldwide and, eventually, into softgels like this one, produced through molecular distillation - vacuum purification carried out at low temperature so the delicate fatty acids survive the process intact.
What these two fats do inside the body is quietly structural. EPA and DHA contribute to the normal function of the heart, and DHA helps maintain normal brain function and normal vision. Rather than acting like a switch, they become part of the architecture: every cell is wrapped in a thin, oily wall, and the fats we eat decide how that wall behaves. Built with plenty of DHA it stays fluid and responsive, which is why the brain and the retina - the two tissues that handle signals fastest - hold the highest concentrations of it in the whole body. The catch is that this wall is rebuilt constantly, so the body works with what has arrived recently, not with what arrived once. The family owes its name to chemistry: the first double bond sits three carbons from the far end of the chain, and that single detail is what separates omega-3 from omega-6.
Make room for marine omega-3 in an ordinary week!
Serving Information:
| Serving Size: 2 Softgels |
| Amount Per Serving |
- Calories 20
- Total Fat 2 g
- Saturated Fat 0.5 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.5 g
- Fish Oil Concentrate 2 g (2,000 mg)
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids:
- Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) 360 mg
- Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) 240 mg
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Other Ingredients: Softgel Capsule [bovine gelatin (BSE-free), glycerin, water] and d-alpha Tocopherol (from sunflower). Contains fish (anchovies, sardines, tuna).
Suggested Use: Take 2 softgels twice daily with food. For adults only.
WARNING: Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition. Keep out of reach of children. Natural color variation may occur in this product. Fish oil is product of Peru, Morocco, Mauritius, Malaysia. Store in a cool, dry place after opening. Do not exceed the recommended daily dose. A dietary supplement cannot be a substitute for a varied diet.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
