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Jun 03, 2008 17:57

I just saw an ad for Cenovis Eco Fish Oil ( Read more... )

nutrients-fatty acids(omega 3-6-9), what's wrong with-fish

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mindfulness June 3 2008, 08:40:16 UTC
You're in Australia too aren't you? Have you seen any algae sourced omega-3's available here? I'm ok with flax oil, but I'd like some variety, and the DHA that is in algae oils. I gather you can get it on the net, but I don't shop online.

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bizwac June 3 2008, 09:23:08 UTC
Yes I'm Australian. I haven't seen algae sourced omega-3's, but then again I haven't be looking for it.

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mindfulness June 3 2008, 15:18:14 UTC
No worries, it was a bit of a randomly aimed question.

I started thinking about how most fish farm fish aren't fed algae and so don't have good levels of omega-3 in them compared to wild fish, but then decided that it was all a bit wrong for this community. Gimme algae! :)

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mindfulness June 3 2008, 15:24:04 UTC
Oh, and it says fisheries not fish farms. Comprehension fail. Heh.

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blundering June 3 2008, 09:03:46 UTC
Greenwashing is everywhere these days.

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rocksalt June 3 2008, 17:14:20 UTC
The amount of it is increasing exponentially.

I'd never heard that word before. Apparently the wikipedia entry on it was created all the way back in 2003.

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rithrin June 3 2008, 10:47:39 UTC
Does it depend hugely on the country whether untrue claims in advertising are illegal?

Just compare with milk propaganda targeted to children.

Yeah, my mother thinks my brain has shrunk because all these years it won't get proper nutrition from fish oil.

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kejlina June 3 2008, 11:15:18 UTC
Krill? I've heard the "humans must eat fish" thing argued from an evolutionary standpoint before, but krill?!

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rithrin June 3 2008, 11:28:49 UTC
Because, like, we're so totally evolved to eat them, it's because of our teeth, you know. Our ancestors were just swimming around after krill all day long.

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bizwac June 3 2008, 12:57:53 UTC
why do you think we have canine teeth!?

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rithrin June 3 2008, 13:38:20 UTC
To rrrrrip and tteaarrrr those krill and eat them!

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orphe_ June 3 2008, 12:56:15 UTC
wait - krill? was this ad targeted at baleen whales?

and for serious, what is wrong with algae oil? all the DHA and EPA, none of the mercury. sounds like a win-win to me.

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bizwac June 3 2008, 12:57:21 UTC
what's wrong with algae oil?
the fact that nothing has to be MURDERED for it, duh!

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rithrin June 3 2008, 13:39:04 UTC
But there would be no thrill in that.

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mindfulness June 3 2008, 15:20:48 UTC
Yeah, I can't wait until algae oil reaches my little neck of the planet. :)

Well I can wait, but badly.

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