Vegetarian Daily Diet

Fish oil a good supplement for a VEGETARIAN diet?

I was watching Oprah the other day and she claimed that fish oil can be used as a supplement for many vegetarians who don't get their daily needs in essential fatty acids. I find that a bit ironic and am a tad bit confused by it. Does she not consider fish a meat, as I know many people do not? I'm not criticizing, I'm just trying to figure out how this has proved to be useful to vegetarians. I really want to try it though as I've read about the enormous health benefits it can provide. But I have a question about the way the fish oil is extracted from the fish. Do they kill the sardines (and other types) to extract the oil from the flesh? That may seem like a stupid question to some, but please try not to be harsh. I'm just extremely curious. Thanks for your help. I understand that fish is a meat. But I was wondering why Oprah claimed it a good supplement for a vegetarian diet. Basically, why do so many vegetarians take fish oil if it doesn't sound vegetarian? I thought I was missing something.

Public Comments

1. fish oil is not vegetarian - it is made from meat (fish). And yes, the fish needs to be killed before oil is extracted from it. forget about the labels for a second. do you think it's okay to kill a cow? what about a fish? what about an insect? what about living bacteria?
2. hmm i believe the point to be a vegetarian was to not consume meat or meat products fish oil.... fish.....meat hmmmm
3. yes it is.
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