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Fish oil

• Fish oil
  Common Name(s)
  fish oil
  Scientific Name(s)
  Fish oil
  How is Fish oil usually used?
  Fish oil can be found in the following in its natural triglyceride form or its concentrated esterified form:
• anchovy
  jack or pompano
  herring, shad, sardine, or menhaden
  smelt
  mackerel, tuna, or bonito
  sand lance
  salmonids
  It is taken orallyorallyto be taken by mouth (swallowed).
• Table 1: Daily doses of EPA+DHA in fish oil according to subpopulation
• What is Fish oil used for?
  For products providing 100 mg to 3,000 mg of escosapentaenoic acid (EPA) + docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in a daily dose, fish oil is a:
• source of omega-3 fatty acids for the maintenance of good health
  source of EPA and/or DHA for the maintenace of good health
  For products providing 100 mg to 3,000 mg EPA+DHA including at least 100 mg DHA in a daily dose, fish oil helps support cognitivecognitiverelating to the ability to think, reason, remember, and discern health and brain function.