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Why Krill Oil

What's KRILL OIL ?

Krill is shrimp-like crustaceans that are roughly one to six centimetres long. They inhabit in the sea, where they feed primarily on phytoplankton. They're close to the lowest level of the food chain and are devoured by whales, seals, penguins, squid and fish.

Krill oil, the oil that's discovered naturally in krill, is taken out and sold as a wellness supplement. It's marketed in many and wellness food shops and online in capsulate form.

Krill oil contains omega-3 fatty acids, which is the main reason it's becoming popular as a nutritional supplement.

Another rationale why krill oil is getting recognised is because it carries an antioxidant known as astaxanthin. The algae that krill eat produces the brilliant red pigment astaxanthin that causes krill and many other crustaceans e.g. lobster and shrimp their reddish-pink color.
Unlike many other antioxidants, astaxanthin goes over the blood-brain barrier, where it could in theory protect the eye, brain and central nervous system from free radical harm.

Krill oil contains vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin D and canthaxanthin, which is, like astaxanthin, a powerful anti-oxidant. The anti-oxidant effectiveness of krill oil is such that when likened to fish oil in terms of ORAC (Oxygen radical absorptance capacity) values it was determined to be fourty eight times more potent than fish oil.
The astaxanthin found in krill oil supplies excellent protection against ultravoilet light and UV-induced skin harm.

A number of studies have shown that krill oil is tremendously effective in reducing LDL-cholesterol, maximising HDL-cholesterol, and bringing down blood sugar. It has been shown to be efficient in treating the pain and inflammation from rheumatoid arthritis and aches and pains as a whole. One large study showed that krill oil has tremendous benefits in terms of symptom reduction in PMS and dysmenorrhea. And it has been shown to be effective in the treatment of adult ADHD. In all these studies krill oil was tested against fish oil and not just a placebo.

Due to the speedy absorption of krill oil and the high anti-oxidant content there is literally never the fishy burping and aftertaste occassionally experienced with fish oil. And there are no other side effects to speak of. Until the jury is in, I would be careful in taking krill oil if I had a shrimp allergy.

The Antioxidant Potency of Krill Oil is 48 Times Higher than Fish Oil.

Antioxidants are your body's principal method to weaken free radicals -- those harmful metabolic by-products that damage cells and tissues throughout your body.
They also seem to play a role in aiding to slow your signs of aging.

So when you consider that the anti-oxidant potency of krill oil is 48 times more potent than fish oil, well, choosing between the two is easy.

If you're still not convinced of the antioxidant powers to krill oil, independent ORAC evaluations have also established that genuine Neptune krill oil contains:
· Over 300 times the antioxidant strength of vitamin A and vitamin E

Pretty impressive, wouldn't you say?

To top it all off, krill oil also contains astaxanthin - a unique marine-source flavonoid - that makes a special bond with the EPA and DHA, which allows direct metabolism of the antioxidants, making them more bioavailable.

Next, to learn more about ….. The Effectiveness of Krill Oil

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Help on a Marine Science Question?

Here is some information that might help explain my questions:

Not all adults feed at a high trophic level. Whale sharks (50 ft) are the largest fish and feed on plankton and small fish, while Great White sharks (20 ft) are the largest carnivorous fish and feed on sea lions, seals and large fish. Blue whales (100 ft) are the largest whale and feed primarily on plankton and krill, while the Sperm whale (45 ft) is the largest carnivorous whale feeding on fish and very large squid.

So, my two questions are:

(a) How does the location of each animal's position in relation to the producers contribute to their size?
(b) Why do you suppose the plankton feeders are able to attain such large sizes compared to the carnivores?

The plankton eaters may be big but that is why they are big so that they can consume more to grow. the carnivores though, are smaller so that they could be faster to catch their meal. (B)

(A) Whales though, are very large and cannot be very close to the shore so that is why they can barely be seen from the beach.
sharks though, are smaller and can get in and out of the shore because they are more flexible and faster.

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