Identification

• Fish oil can and its health benefits can be found in oily types of fish such as salmon, mackerel, sardines, trout and herring.
  
  

Significance

• Taking fish oil as a supplement increases a person's high-density cholesterol (HDL) and lowers his low-density cholesterol (LDL).
  
  

Function

• The end result of taking any significant amount of fish oil is a higher amount of good cholesterol (HDL) and greater overall cardiovascular health.
  
  

Insight

• A greater amount of fish oil in a person's diet will result in the person experiencing more health benefits, but adding even a small amount of fish oil to an already healthy diet can provide some health benefits.
  
  

Solution

• Eating 100 grams of oily fish three times a week, taking fish oil supplements of about 6 grams per day, or doing a combination of both should be enough to result in significantly healthier cholesterol levels for most.