A report from the British Nutrition Foundation found that feeding fish oil to animals increased the omega-3 content of their meat. This omega-3 content would, in theory, directly benefit any person that ...

Back in January, I created an entry entitled Fish Oil Ice Cream? in which I talked about how food manufacturers are going to be adding omega-3 fatty acids to various foods, such as ice cream. But little did I know that theres an actual food eaten by Eskimos called Eskimo Ice Cream! In an article about students roughing it in in Alaska, it describes their diet.They ate moose, beaver meat and beaver tail, eel, beluga muktuk, and Eskimo "ice cream," which is made of fish oil - generated by literally squeezing the fish - berries, lard and sugar.Oh, how delicious it sounds! *Grin* Well, it's not exactly an Eskimo Pie, but does it really taste like ice cream?

In the search for fossil-fuel alternatives for automobiles, some are turning to hydrogen power, some to electric power and some to... fish oil? Apparently, a new kind of fuel is emerging called biodiesel, which ...

A recent article in Oregon's Mail Tribune reviews several studies regarding the benefits of fish oil and then speculates about the likelihood of manufacturers using it as an additive in all kinds of foods, including ice cream! The article does a good job of summarizing the science as well as the benefits of fish oil: The two [omega-3] fatty acids in question � eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) � are purported to help your heart, your immune system, your mood, your aging brain and your dimming eyes. They�ve even been touted to possibly help ward off cancer. However, I do have some problems with some of the advice offered, particularly regarding the American Heart Association's (AHA) on consuming fish: