Dr. McKee’s Health Matters

Archive for September, 2009

Omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce obesity

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

OK, so fish oil isn’t going to make you lose those extra 30 pounds you’re carrying. But it appears that keeping your omega-3 intake high, and your omega-6 intake (meat, poultry, warm weather vegetable oils) low, may contribute to making it easier to maintain a healthy weight—not to mention a healthy heart, healthy brain, healthy [...]

Mercury not a problem in fish oil products

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

News reports are routinely talking about the problem of mercury in fish.

WASHINGTON – Mercury contamination was found in every fish tested at nearly 300 streams across the country in the most comprehensive look at the spread of the toxic element in streams and rivers.
All fish had traces of contamination, and about a quarter [...]