Posted by Larry Hoover on November 23, 2002, at 9:00:07
In reply to Fish Oil, posted by krista on November 22, 2002, at 20:10:18
> I am thinking of starting to take fish oil along with my meds. My question is, can fish oil cause you to gain weight? I also have an eating disorder and am worried about such. What are the calories and fat in each capsule?
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> -KristaHi Krista. Especially if you have any kind of eating disorder, fish oil will be good for your health in general, and hopefully, will help your mood and anxiety as well.
Fats can generally be approximated as 1 gram = 9 calories. But fish oil is a polyunsaturated fat, and doesn't go towards energy production (I'm making a broad generalization), so it really doesn't matter much about the calories. Each capsule is pure fat, but no more than 9 calories.
What might be a problem for you (there are many eating disorders) is that you may not digest or absorb fat well. Don't take a lot of it to begin with. Take it with your largest food intake of the day, and just be patient. Don't increase by more than one capsule a day, each week.
Lar
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