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The balance of the evidence indicates that the health benefits of fish consumption, particularly omega-3 fats, far outweighs those concerns.
by dcolkitt 7y ago
The balance of the evidence indicates that the health benefits of fish consumption, particularly omega-3 fats, far outweighs those concerns.
- thepete2 7y agoWalnuts apparently have more omega-3 content (by weight) than fish.
- fredophile 7y agoOmega-3 doesn't refer to just one thing. Most plant sources of omega-3 are ALA which your body needs to convert to EPA and DHA. Your body isn't very good at making DHA so it is useful to get it directly from your diet. Fish are a good source of DHA.
- hombre_fatal 7y agoFish get it from algae. You could go right to the source and eat algae as part of your standard supplementation.
- thepete2 7y agocutting out the middle fish
- James_Henry 7y agoI hate to be one of those people demanding sources, but I'm wondering where I can find someone who's carefully weighed the evidence. The article does mention that smaller fish often found canned are lower in the food chain and thus have less mercury, but I would think that you'd have to look carefully at each species, and the sourcing, and the packaging before you could really say the health benefits are worth it.
- victor106 7y agohttps://www.amazon.com/Omega-Principle-Seafood-Healthier-Planet-ebook/dp/B076NTB4FR https://www.amazon.com/Omega-Principle-Seafood-Healthier-Pla... The author goes into lot of detail. TLDR 1. Eat small fish like Sardines, Mackerel, Anchovies etc 2. Get your omega 3 index https://omegaquant.com/ https://omegaquant.com/ 3. Make sure your omega 3 to omega 6 is good
- clSTophEjUdRanu 7y agohttps://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fish/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fish/
- alexandercrohde 7y agoIt's not boolean. There's a lot of options -- salmon (I personally have salmon sushi at least twice a week), omega-3 supplements, a dozen other healthy foods.
- yokaze 7y agoMy understanding is, that while fish consumption is correlated with better health, the supposed effects of omega-3 fats in observational studies are not proven in controlled studies with omega 3 supplements (https://www.cochrane.org/news/new-cochrane-health-evidence-challenges-belief-omega-3-supplements-reduce-risk-heart-disease https://www.cochrane.org/news/new-cochrane-health-evidence-c...)