</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Steve McDermott @ July 16 2002,8:26)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">...I have noticed that the burps are worse with this brand. Does anyone know if there is a big difference in brands as far as purity and effectiveness goes?
Also, I realize that I'm taking 2 instead of one, but the taste is different, more fishy I guess.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
the better oils are more refined. Thus they have less toxins like PCB and mercury and they have less non-digestable fats so less gastric distress and milder taste. They have higher concentration of EPA and DHA. And, of course, they do cost more. Do NOT buy just based on price.
I've also read that a couple of studies were done where they pulled fish capsules from store shelves and tested them for rancidity. 50% of all bottles tested had at least some rancid capsule. While good fish oil is great for you, rancid fish oil is basically poison