Dietary Supplement:

Fish Oil
LaTiffany Porter
HW499: Bachelors Capstone in Health and Wellness
Purdue Global
What are Dietary
Supplements?
An alive or dormant ingredient that is consumed
to fill in the lack of nutrients or to improve
overall health and wellness among users.

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Fish Oil

▪ Derived from tissue or liver of a fish

▪ Rich in omega-3s

▪ Provides many health benefits

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Benefits of Fish Oil

▪ Heart health
▪ Aid weight loss
▪ Reduce inflammation
▪ Improve bone health
▪ Reduce liver fat
and more..

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 Recommended Intake
Life Stage Recommended Amount of ALA
Birth to 12 months* 0.5 g
Children 1–3 years 0.7 g
Children 4–8 years 0.9 g
Boys 9–13 years 1.2 g
Girls 9–13 years 1.0 g
Teen boys 14–18 years 1.6 g
Teen girls 14–18 years 1.1 g
Men 1.6 g
Women 1.1 g
Pregnant teens and women 1.4 g
Breastfeeding teens and women 1.3 g
*As total omega-3s. All other values are for ALA alone.
 Precautions

Deficiency

Exceeded recommended amount

Additional information on Fish Oil
▪ Useful information on why fish oil, especially for a country that has the number one disease that
causes death, heart disease.
Mayo Clinic. (2019). Omega-3 in fish: how eating fish helps your heart. Retrieved from
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/omega-3/art-20045614
▪ In recent news there has been mixed reviews on fish oil supplements
Collins, S. (2019). Fish oil supplements: a fish tale or a good catch. Retrieved from
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/news/20190205/fish-oil-supplements-a-fish-tale-
or-a-good-catch
▪ Check out this Frontline video that goes in depth of the science behind fish oil and what a
consumer should be weary about.
Frontline PBS. (Producer). (2016, January 20). How good for you is fish oil really. [Video file].
Available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVsaDOLfQPs
References
▪ Council for Responsible Nutrition. (2019). 2018 CRN Consumer survey on dietary supplements.
Retrieved from https://www.crnusa.org/CRNConsumerSurvey
▪ Link, R. (2018). 8 Little-known side effects of too much fish oil. Retrieved from
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fish-oil-side-effects
▪ National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. (2011). Dietary Supplements: what
you need to know. Retrieved from
https://ods.od.nih.gov/HealthInformation/DS_WhatYouNeedToKnow.aspx
▪ National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. (2018). Omega-3 fatty acids.
Retrieved from https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Omega3FattyAcids-Consumer/#h2
▪ Robertson, R. (2018). 13 Benefits of taking fish oil. Retrieved from
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/13-benefits-of-fish-oil