Feature summary
Choosing the right foods and nutrients to support our health is essential. Ensuring that those foods and nutrients are adequately absorbed is also essential. Enteric coating supports proper absorption of the fish oils by placing a protective barrier over the softgel that does not dissolve in the stomach, allowing the nutrients a safe-passage through the acidic stomach environment. The enteric coating then breaks down and releases the omega-3 fatty acids into the intestines, the main nutrient-absorption zone for the body.
This special coating serves many functions:
- prevention of possible stomach irritation
- elimination of repeat burping that can occur with fish oils
- protection of easily damaged nutrients and enzymes from the stomach’s acids
The Omega-3 nutritional category has been associated with heart health because EPA provides some ability to lower cholesterol. More importantly, EPA has an anti-inflammatory effect on the lining of the coronary arteries of the heart. Coronary inflammation is considered to be a central factor in heart disease risk. EPA also displays a beneficial blood thinning effect that lowers the risk of inappropriate blood clotting.
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Medicinal ingredients
| Each Softgel contains: |
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| Fish Oil Concentrate* (anchovy, sardine and/or mackerel) |
1065 mg |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids |
630 mg |
| EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) |
400 mg |
| DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) |
200 mg |
| * From MEG-3® brand fish oil concentrate. Molecularly distilled, ultra purified. |
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Non-medicinal ingredients
Softgel capsule (gelatin, glycerin, purified water), enteric coating (purified water, ethylcellulose, medium chain triglycerides, oleic acid, sodium alginate, purified stearic acid), natural tocopherols. † Enteric coating allows the softgel to pass through the stomach and dissolve in the small intestine, which helps to prevent reflux of fish oil.
