The benefits of fish oil has long been known, so twenty years ago, many parents allowed his children to promote health and active growth. However, not all children cod liver oil was remembered as something pleasant and all because it has a rather unpleasant taste and smell. With the development of modern technology, began to produce fish oil in gelatin capsules, which solved the problem of bad taste. In addition, such packaging helps to prevent oxidation of the useful product, which is under the influence of sunlight and air pretty quickly oxidizes and forms a harmful toxic compounds. Being extremely beneficial to health, fish oil will now taste like any child or adult.

Fish oil is an oily liquid having specific smell and taste, which is derived from the liver of cod fish. There are three grades of fish oil: brown, yellow and white. The first used only for industrial purposes, since it has a very sharp and malodorous yellow fish oil used in medicine only after cleaning as white fish oil used for the manufacture of medical preparations intended for oral administration. Factory purified fish oil is superior to manufactured primitive methods, since it does not contain impurities or degradation products of the liver. With all the beneficial properties of fish oil should not forget that he is appointed, especially children, can only be a doctor.

Useful properties determined by a combination of fish oil in its composition vitamins and polyunsaturated fatty acids. The high content of fish oil vitamins A and D, its reception is indicated for vitamin deficiency. Polyunsaturated fatty acids lower serum concentration of "bad" cholesterol levels, which is particularly important when using existing cardiovascular diseases, as well as for their prophylaxis. Polyunsaturated fatty acids help to reduce the formation of clots in blood vessels and improves the nutrition of the heart muscle. The combination of vitamin A, which is also called "growth vitamin", vitamin D, responsible for the process of constructing the structure of bones and polyunsaturated fatty acids is especially useful for a growing child's body and is used to prevent rickets.

Fish oil is also useful as a general tonic, boosts the immune status of the organism. That is why it is prescribed for respiratory diseases and frequent during seasonal deterioration of the epidemiological situation. Also, fish oil is appointed in the treatment of diseases of the eye, with a decrease in vision in the evening and at night, to restore the structure of the skin, nails, hair Hair: structure, characteristics of growth and development   and teeth. Acceptance of fish oil helps with depressive states, as it increases the production of "happiness hormone" - serotonin. Acceptance of fish oil in women after delivery significantly reduces the symptoms of postpartum depression Depression . In addition, fish oil intake positively affects the brain, improves memory. The research results have shown that a daily intake of fish oil inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

External fish oil is used to treat burns and wounds. It speeds up the regenerative processes in the chemical and thermal burns of the skin and mucous. Fish oil lubricate the affected surface or use it to wet applied to a wound surface dressing.

When receiving the fish oil can be observed side effects such as allergic reactions. If you have a hypersensitivity to fish oil, its acceptance is contraindicated. Also contraindications include hypervitaminosis, acute and chronic liver disease Liver disease: when the natural filter faltering   or kidney disease, stomach ulcers and 12 duodenal ulcer, and other gastrointestinal disease, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, hypercalciuria, organic heart disease. You can not take the medication during pregnancy, especially if taking other vitamin preparations. In infants fish oil used with caution, as well as women during lactation. Multiplicity receiving fish oil and its dosage can expect only the doctor, especially the appointment of the drug to children.

Natalia Biatova

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