Krill Oil vs Fish OilIt is known that any natural supplements is good for your well-being and health. There has been a lot of debate since the increase use of krill oil and why it’s prefer more over fish oil. This typical krill oil vs fish oil ordeal isn’t really a big thing. They both provide excellent health benefits like reducing joint pains and inflammation, improve your heart health, promote weight loss and reduces symptoms of PMS and bad stomach ache. In this post I’ll briefly explain the difference of the two natural supplements and determine the “winner.”

First off, fish oil are typically used as a daily dietary supplement because of the high levels of omega-3 fatty acids which  includes the crucial Eicosapentanoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexanoic Acid (DHA) – that they contain. These omega-3 fatty acids are found in the triglyceride form in fish oil. But krill oil Omega-3 are hooked up in a double chain phospholipid formation. The fats in our own bodies are in the phospholipid form.

Like I’ve said earlier int his post, krill oil use has been increasing year after year. The most important reason why they have been so popularly used is that krill oil contains many more antioxidants than fish oil does, which allows it to be absorbed into the body faster to be much more effective. Having higher amounts of essential fatty acids, this will greatly help with the following conditions:

  • Heart disease
  • Arthritis
  • High blood pressure
  • Certain types of stroke
  • Depression
  • Asthma
  • Eczema
  • Adverse cholesterol and triglyceride levels

There are a lot of krill in the ocean and extremely resourceful.  Less than 1% of the ocean’s 600 million tons of krill is harvested annually.  This ensures the lively hood of krill population and supports the supply and demand of krill oil.  This is a plus because many people are stepping away from fish oil supplements due to the concerns over depleted fish populations across the world.

Another benefit I would like to add is  krill oil can be kept longer.  Bottles of fish oil pills typically spoil within six months to a year. Where as  krill oil pills can stay fresh and nutritionally potent for up to two years or more. Also when taking krill oil supplements you don’t get that nasty fishy taste or burp in your breathe that you usually get when taking fish oil pills.

Krill oil supplements are clearly superior in terms of effectiveness and purity. In many ways krill oil is the better choice and I recommend on taking it over fish oil.  Krill oil benefits are by far better, you get higher amounts of essential fatty acids, there are more krill in the ocean then their are fish so conserving krill population is no problem and you also won’t get that fishy smelly after taste.

Tagged with: • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Filed under: Krill Oil Benefits

Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!