I have forgotten to mention something very important about this whole Fish Oil thing. I have now read enough info that I feel comfortable giving an opinion on Fish Oil ( Which I'm gonna throw out here for comments ).
If you are purchasing a fish oil supplement and it is not Triglyceride Ester version you may be doing more harm then good. When you take the Ethyl Ester version ( the most common because of cost to change it back to Triglyceride - 30-40% higher cost ) you are actually posioning yourself with Ethanol. Our body will convert the Ethyl Ester into Ethanol!! YES, the same additive now used in our gasoline!! If that isn't bad enough, if you are a recovering alcoholic it is possible for the ethanol to set off the addiction process again. Also, the Ethyl Ester version should NEVER be given to children because the poison dose for their size is so much smaller then what an adult can handle.
I had to post this because as I said in my earlier post there seems to be a HUGE amount of reasons you should be taking fish oil and I wanted to look into giving it to my children. My family intake of fish is very small and I don't want my children missing out on the benefits of this fantastic supplement! Especially, considering the positive effect on the brain
-IM
PS Many, many thanks to the Fish Oil guru MF for sending me down this path!