It’s a good question isn’t it. Fish is contaminated with mercury, so should we be eating fish to get those good omega3 fatty acids in our diets?

And how else do you get that Omega3 in your diet if eating fish is a bad idea?

There are other places to find Omega3 fatty acids, like some plant sources, but by far the best place to find the right types of Omega3 is fish.

But surely there’s a problem with eating fish, because we all know that now fish is contaminated with mercury.

According to the EPA all fish has some mercury contamination.

Now of course mercury isnt something that you want in your body, and your body doesnt get rid of it all that easily. Its a particular problem for children.

But the EPA does not tell us to take fish out of our diet. It only has small amounts of mercury, and eaten in moderation it’s ok to eat fish, and they offer guidelines on how much.

2 serves a week is fine, but for children and pregnant women they do offer some more guidelines about the types of fish to avoid.

Pregnant women and children ought not eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish. These types of fish are higher in mercury.

But dont eliminate all fish from your diet just because youre worried about mercury. If you like fish you can eat it, sensibly and in relatively small quantities.

But there’s another problem before we conclude that we all ought to be eating fish for our Omega3 fatty acids. Fish is scarce and getting scarcer. Have you seen the price of fish lately? It’s really expensive.

And although the EPA says its ok to eat it, if youre eating fish to get your Omega3 then there is a better way. Of course if you just love fish then go for it.

And there is still mercury in fish, albeit in small amounts, and there is a solution to getting your Omega3 that doesnt involve eating fish, that is cheaper than buying fish a couple of times a week, and overcomes the problem with mercury contamination.

Its using Omega3 fatty acid supplements. These contain fish oil, but the very best fish oil supplements source the cleanest fish in the ocean and then put it through an extremely robust molecular distillation process that means that levels of mercury, as well as other common contaminants of fish oil, are undetectable.

But be aware that although many fish oil supplements claim to be contamination free, there are varying standards, none binding, and not all fish oil supplements are truly contamination free.

So if you love to eat fish, and you’re independently wealthy, go for it. But if you’re eating it to get your Omega3 fats, then there’s cheaper better ways, with no risk of eating any mercury.