A fish (oil) tale
The benefits of fish oil are many: providing essential vitamins and minerals, aiding in the battle against bad cholesterol, reducing weight, assisting with cardiovascular function, muscle repair and growth, etc., etc., etc. By now it's far from a secret that high Omega-3 content, in addition to a high concentration of certain vitamins and minerals, make fish oil a healthy choice.
But just like all good things, there's a bad side to fish oil, as well. For one, if you were to consume fish oil from a bottle (as it is sold as some health food stores), be prepared to want to throw up for the next five years of your life. I remember a few years back I purchased some fish oil, knowing that adding it to my diet would improve my overall health. My plan was to mix the prescribed tablespoon (or teaspoon, I don't remember. It really doesn't matter) with my daily protein shake, because -- at least in my head -- the fish smell would be overpowered by the full glass of chocolate protein powder. Wow, I could not possibly have been any more wrong.
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