[Jaspar]

Can someone please explain to me what is different in Krill oil that is supposed to make it "better than omega-3 fatty acids" for some conditions?

Where is Krill in the food chain? Is it something thecold water fish eat but then something in the krill gets lost? Are the krill ALSO rish on the fish oils?

[mrsD]

are tiny animals that eat algae and make omega-3 fatty acids.

They are at the beginning of the food chain for fish, and for some whales the only food source.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill
I believe that overfishing these can completely ruin an ecosystem in the ocean, and that they are shrinking anyway due to changes in occurring in the ocean, itself.

This is an alternative to fish oil, if you want to try it and can afford it. It obviously will cost more money. I don't know if the benefits outweigh the cost however. I don't have experience with it myself.

The Kapseal technology on the video is not new (only the name is new). Parke Davis used it for years. They called it Kapseals.
Dilantin, and Benadryl are still sealed that way.

[Jaspar]

:-( On one hand, Krill is good for us. On the other hand it is bad for us in that we are depleteing Krill which is bad for the ecosystem, which is bad for humanity and all.

They must be shelled because of the high fluoride content. How in the world do they shell tons of teeny tiny krill!??

It is all quite fascinating. I still wonder what is in it that is above and beyond what is in the fish oil, that makes it "better".

Jaspar

[mrsD]

Originally Posted by Jaspar

:-( On one hand, Krill is good for us. On the other hand it is bad for us in that we are depleteing Krill which is bad for the ecosystem, which is bad for humanity and all.

They must be shelled because of the high fluoride content. How in the world do they shell tons of teeny tiny krill!??

It is all quite fascinating. I still wonder what is in it that is above and beyond what is in the fish oil, that makes it "better".

Jaspar

They claim to have an antioxidant, flavinoid. That's it.
I think they are squished and the juice runs out, the shells remain behind.

When new products come out...there are typically lots of claims. That is common. Most of the time it is to convince people to use the product.

[vini]

hi I remember when saw krill in the ocean I thought they were scampi we think of them as plankton but they are quiet big see link

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?im...13/grants.asp&

kr vini

[Jaspar]

Originally Posted by vini

hi I remember when saw kill in the ocean I thought they were scampi we think of them as plankton but they are quite big-- see link

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?im...13/grants.asp&

kr vini

Woah! I was thinking they were a size that was barely visible. Thanks for a link to a photo with a comparison (hand).