{"id":53025,"date":"2022-11-16T10:29:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T02:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/?p=53025"},"modified":"2022-11-18T14:27:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T06:27:46","slug":"fish-oil-supplements-carcinogen-and-contaminants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/fish-oil-supplements-carcinogen-and-contaminants\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish Oil Supplements &#8211; Carcinogen and Contaminants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53025\" class=\"elementor elementor-53025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52affaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52affaa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7d601a\" data-id=\"f7d601a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc0100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afc0100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When edible oils are treated to extremely high temperatures to remove unfavourable tastes, colours, or aromas during industrial refining, 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol esters (3-MCPDE) and glycidyl esters (GE) can develop in the oils. <span class=\"sw\">While<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">highest<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">concentrations<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">are<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">typically<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">found<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">in<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">refined<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">palm<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">palm<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">olein<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">oils,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">3-MCPDE<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">GE<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">are<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">found<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">in<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">other<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">refined<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">vegetable<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">oils<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">(such<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">as<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">safflower,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">coconut,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">sunflower,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">soybean<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">oils)<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">refined<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">marine<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">oils<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">(such<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">as<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">fish<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">oil)<\/span><span class=\"sw\">.<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">During<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">digestion,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">3-MCPDE<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">GE<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">are<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">broken<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">down<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">into<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">organic<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">chemicals<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">(3-MCPD)<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">glycidol.<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">In<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">rodent<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">studies,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">3-MCPD<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">adversely<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">affected<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">kidneys<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">male<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">reproductive<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">organs,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">both<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">3-MCPD<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">glycidol<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">caused<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">cancer.<\/span><\/p><p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/chemical-contaminants-food\/3-monochloropropane-12-diol-mcpd-esters-and-glycidyl-esters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source: FDA US<\/a>)<\/p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- the r files -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2295541292\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><p><a href=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/best-supplement-brands-in-malaysia\/\">How to Choose Supplements Malaysia<\/a><\/p><br \/><p>The Consumer Council of Hong Kong has discovered that fish oil supplements may not be as healthy as they are represented to be since they may contain pollutants, carcinogens, and toxic lipids.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53029 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fish-oil-carcinogenic-1024x355.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fish-oil-carcinogenic-1024x355.png 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fish-oil-carcinogenic-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fish-oil-carcinogenic-768x266.png 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fish-oil-carcinogenic-600x208.png 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fish-oil-carcinogenic.png 1242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p>25 fish oil supplements were examined by the watchdog; all of them included pollutants, including 24 that contained 3-monochloropropane diol (3-MCPD), a substance that may have negative effects on the kidneys, the central nervous system, and the male reproductive system.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53030\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Omega-Fish-Oil-1250_01-adrien-gagnon-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Omega-Fish-Oil-1250_01-adrien-gagnon-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Omega-Fish-Oil-1250_01-adrien-gagnon-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Omega-Fish-Oil-1250_01-adrien-gagnon-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Omega-Fish-Oil-1250_01-adrien-gagnon-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Omega-Fish-Oil-1250_01-adrien-gagnon-1638x2048.jpeg 1638w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Omega-Fish-Oil-1250_01-adrien-gagnon-600x750.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Omega-Fish-Oil-1250_01-adrien-gagnon-scaled.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p><p>With 15,000 micrograms per kg, Adrien Gagnon&#8217;s Omega-3 Highly Concentrated Fish Oil had the highest level of 3-MCPD, followed by GNC&#8217;s Live Well Fish Body Oil with 6,800mcg\/kg and Miracle Life&#8217;s Supreme Fish Oil with 2,800mcg\/kg &#8211; all of which were above the permitted level for the European Union.\u00a0<\/p><p>Glycidol, a genotoxic carcinogen, was found in 14 samples. Both glycidol and the antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) were found in the Miracle Life product in amounts that exceeded Hong Kong standards and the EU&#8217;s maximum of 1,000mcg\/kg for fish oil.<\/p><br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- the r files -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2295541292\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><h4>Supplements for Expectant Women and Children<\/h4><p><span class=\"sw\">The<\/span>\u00a0council\u00a0<span class=\"sw\">also<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">found<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">levels<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">of<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">carcinogen<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">benzopyrene<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">in<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Nutronic<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Pregnancy<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Omega<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">3,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">a<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">product<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">for<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">pregnant<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">women,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">five<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">times<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">EU<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">limit.<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">The<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">sample<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">also<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">contained<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">54<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">\u00b5g\/kg<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">polycyclic<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">aromatic<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">hydrocarbons<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">(PAHs),<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">exceeding<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">EU<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">limit<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">of<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">10<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">\u00b5g\/kg. If pregnant women use fish oil supplements containing dangerous carcinogens, that is concerning. The placenta and mother&#8217;s blood could both have an impact on the foetus. Nobody wants to expose infants to these chemicals.<\/span><\/p><p>The council alleged that although the 23 softgels of the supplements claimed to be high in omega-3 fatty acids such docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), the quantities varied by up to 50 times.<\/p><p>Szyy Best&#8217;s Children Fish Oil had the lowest concentrations of DHA, 10.3 percent per capsule, much below the advertised 60.6 percent.\u00a0Similar to this, the brand&#8217;s fish oil sold to expectant mothers had 11.7 percent DHA per capsule rather than the stated 43.7 percent.<\/p><p>Meiriki Japan&#8217;s Platinum DHA 70 had the lowest quantity of EPA, 12.3 milligrammes per capsule, and Webber Naturals&#8217; Triple Strength Omega-3 had the largest amount, 631.4 milligrammes per capsule.<\/p><p>The council ruled that pollutants shouldn&#8217;t be included in fish oil supplements. It emphasised the need for the nutrition information to match the label, particularly for goods targeted at youngsters and expectant women.<\/p><br \/><h4>Unhealthy Fat<\/h4><p><span class=\"sw\">The Watchdog<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">also<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">found<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">that<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">levels<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">of<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">saturated<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">fat<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">trans<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">fat,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">which<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">can<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">increase<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">bad<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">cholesterol<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">in<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">body,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">varied<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">widely<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">in<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">samples,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">with<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">former<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">ranging<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">from<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">1.7%<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">to<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">35.4%.<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Many<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">consumers<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">purchase<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">fish<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">oil<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">supplements<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">hoping<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">to<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">get<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">healthy<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">polyunsaturated<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">fats<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">such<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">as<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">DHA<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">EPA,<\/span>\u00a0not\u00a0<span class=\"sw\">trans<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">fat<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">or<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">saturated<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">fat.<\/span><\/p><br \/><h4>Foods Contain Omega 3<\/h4><p>It urged customers to exercise caution before buying the supplements in order to prevent health concerns and\u00a0informed consumers that they can get these nutrients from their usual diet.\u00a0There are many of foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, especially seafood. Therefore, you must ask yourself if you truly need to use this vitamin. Eat fresh foods whenever possible to avoid constantly relying on pills to obtain omega-3 fatty acids.<\/p><p>To protect the health of customers, the council asked manufacturers to increase product quality and appropriately label their goods.<\/p><br \/><h3>Source<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/hong-kong-economy\/article\/3199675\/hong-kong-watchdog-finds-carcinogen-more-half-fish-oil-supplements-tested\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scmp.com<\/a><\/p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- the r files -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2295541292\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.rthk.hk\/rthk\/en\/component\/k2\/1675655-20221115.htm?spTabChangeable=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beware of contaminants in fish oil: Consumer Council HK<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When edible oils are treated to extremely high temperatures to remove unfavourable tastes, colours, or aromas during industrial refining, 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol esters (3-MCPDE) and glycidyl esters (GE) can develop in the oils. While the highest concentrations are typically found in refined palm and palm olein oils, 3-MCPDE and GE are found in other refined vegetable oils [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[347,431],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53025"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}