No one doubts the value of omega 3s to our health but these benefits only exist if the omega 3 is not oxidised we look after the oils right up to the point you swallow them with careful processing and by protecting the oil from oxidation with the capsule shell but once the omega 3s are in the bloodstream they risk being oxidised by highly reactive compounds called free radicals turning them from good unsaturated fats into artery clogging saturated fats the body stops this from happeni