One of the supplements that I take daily are fish oil capsules, primarily for the coronary benefits but also because there are some studies that indicate it helps treat depression by increasing the dopamine and serotonin levels in our brains.
I also tend to eat canned salmon fairly often, but have always bought it packed in water, and had always assumed that I was losing out on the Omega 3 benefits of it by doing so. However, I recently learned that fish packed in water actually has higher levels of Omega 3's then those packed in oil! Why you might ask?
Because oil and water don't mix! By packing it in water, the fish oil tends to stay put in the fish when the water is drained out of it. Conversely, when it is packed in oil, the Omega 3's tend to leach out into those surrounding oils, and are then drained out.
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