As is commonly recommended, when taking fish oil supplements, they should be coupled with supplements of Vitamin D3 and natural source, mixed isomer E. This provides antioxidant and anticancer protection.
Could there be some other component of fish oil, such as high levels of mercury, that could be the culprit?
Omega-3 supplements, free of all of the other components of fish oil, might be perfectly OK taken at any level.
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