Is there any evidence that shows taking Omega-3 pills is not as effective as eating the equivalent in fish?

There's always a fuss that "natural is better"'. I'm curious if there are any studies that show that eating coldwater fish is more effective than taking an equivalent supplement of Omega-3 Pills.|||It is exactly the other way around, taking supplements is not only more effective but healthier. Let me explain:





It is a very well known fact of life that this earth is becoming more contaminated every day. The situation has reached such a level that most water, specially ocean water, is contaminated with everything we put in the air. Rain brings many of these pollutants down to the oceans.





When fish eat algae, plankton and smaller fish they absorb mercury. This mercury comes from the millions of tons of daily coal burning in electric generation, all over the world.





You may not get sick from eating fish from time to time. But if you are seriously thinking of getting the benefits of omega 3, you better believe me, all fish is contaminated with mercury. For example, just one 1000-mg capsule of fish oil(my minimum dosage recommendation is 3 grams/day) provides about the same amount of valuable marine fatty acids as 4 ounces of salmon. That is a lot of salmon, if you want to cover the minimum omega 3, even if you love it.





If all fish is contaminated with mercury and other toxins, are fish oil supplements free of them?.





Most of the omega 3 fish oil you find today in the general market is produced by a process called molecular distillation. The consumer information written on theses supplements indicate that they are safe to take.





For example, ConsumerLab.com found no detectable levels of mercury (less than 1.5 parts per billion) in more than 40 fish oil products analyzed. Consumer Reports also recently tested several popular brands and found that none contained significant levels of mercury, dioxins or PCBs. All that confirms the benefit of fish oil supplements. For more information you can visit http://www.consumerlab.com/results/omega鈥?/a>





These good news of the benefit of fish oil supplements are important for those taking high therapeutic doses to treat neurological disorders, such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression.