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Questions and AnswersQuestion No.: 18387 Submitted By: Anonymous Submitted on: June 20, 2008 Subject: krill oil Question: I keep reading about Krill oil. I am hesitant to try it, because it is from shell fish. I had always heard shell fish were not healthy to eat. Do you know how Krill oil is healthier than other shell fish. I want to try it, but need someone smarter than me to take away my worries about it. Thanks in advance for your reply. Dr. Cinque's Answer: I wouldn't have any worries like that about it. Krill is a small shrimp-like creature that lives in cold water, and it's clean compared to mercury-laden fish. Common edible shrimp comes from warm waters which are often polluted, such as the Gulf of Mexico. But krill are harvested from cold clean waters, and they live on phytoplankton, which are microscopic ocean plants. And besides providing omega 3s, krill oil is also rich in phospholipids, which are also beneficial. To me, the only downside with krill oil is that it's not as potent. The ProOmega Fish Oil that I take from Nordic Naturals provides 1280 mgs of Omega 3 from two capsules, which is much higher than what I would get from two capsules of krill oil. Nordic Naturals also relies on small organisms- mostly Arctic sardines and anchoves. But you don't have to worry about the safety of krill. Krill is the primary food of whales, particuarly the baleen whales. In Japan, krill is eaten directly by humans, and it is called okiami. |
