- Krill oil
Krill oil is made from
krill . It containsomega-3 fatty acid s, a class of compounds reported to aid in lowering bothcholesterol andblood pressure when used as adietary supplement . Fact|date=February 2007.A clinical study conducted at
University of Montreal concluded that Neptune Krill Oil (NKO) can significantly reducedysmenorrhea and the emotional symptoms ofpremenstrual syndrome . [cite journal |author=Sampalis F, Bunea R, Pelland MF, Kowalski O, Duguet N, Dupuis S |title=Evaluation of the effects of Neptune Krill Oil on the management of premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea |journal=Alternative medicine review : a journal of clinical therapeutic |volume=8 |issue=2 |pages=171–9 |year=2003 |month=May |pmid=12777162 |doi= |url=http://www.thorne.com/altmedrev/.fulltext/8/2/171.pdf]Krill oil contains potent
antioxidant s that protect the oil causing it to be relatively stable. Fact|date=November 2007.Since NKO is an unrefined product it has more toxic residues in it than purified fish oils. [cite journal |author=Corsolini S, Covaci A, Ademollo N, Focardi S, Schepens P |title=Occurrence of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and their enantiomeric signatures, and concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Adélie penguin food web, Antarctica |journal=Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) |volume=140 |issue=2 |pages=371–82 |year=2006 |month=March |pmid=16183185 |doi=10.1016/j.envpol.2005.04.039 |url=] [cite journal |author=Covaci A, Voorspoels S, Vetter W, "et al" |title=Anthropogenic and naturally occurring organobrominated compounds in fish oil dietary supplements |journal=Environmental science & technology |volume=41 |issue=15 |pages=5237–44 |year=2007 |month=August |pmid=17822085 |doi= |url=]
The fishery for
antarctic krill is relatively new. Little is known about the effect that the fishery poses to natural krill predators such as theAdelie Penguin and several baleen whales. [ [http://www.krillcount.org The Antarctic Krill Conservation Project] ]References
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*cite journal |author=Venkatraman JT, Chandrasekar B, Kim JD, Fernandes G |title=Effects of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids on the activities and expression of hepatic antioxidant enzymes in autoimmune-prone NZBxNZW F1 mice |journal=Lipids |volume=29 |issue=8 |pages=561–8 |year=1994 |month=August |pmid=7990663 |doi= |url=
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