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Who would have thought getting enough Omega3 would be such an involved discussion. This conversation reads like how to choose TheBest(tm) javascript framework.
by chasd00 5y ago
Who would have thought getting enough Omega3 would be such an involved discussion. This conversation reads like how to choose TheBest(tm) javascript framework.
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y agoI just get Costco (Kirkland) frozen salmon. Tastes good, cooks well, not outrageously expensive. I generally keep red meats to a minimum, as well as cheeses, and whatnot (to keep a handle on cholesterol). Otherwise, I don't really get too bent out of shape about trying to be healthy. I walk three miles a day, and don't do much between-meal snacking.
- caymanjim 5y agoEating cholesterol doesn't raise your blood cholesterol level.
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y agoYeah, I know that the effect is minor, but the same foods that have a lot of cholesterol, also tend to have a lot of fats and whatnot, so it's not a bad idea to moderate.
- caymanjim 5y agoEating fats doesn't raise your blood cholesterol level either. Diet is complicated, but all these myths about cholesterol/fat in leading to blood cholesterol have been debunked. People who avoid eating them tend to eat a lot more carbs and end up with higher cholesterol.
- wbsss4412 5y agoI’ve heard of a connection between carb intake and triglycerides, but this is the first I’ve heard about there being a connection to cholesterol levels. Do you have any sources for this?
- wbsss4412 5y agoUnless they edited their comment, it says nothing about limiting red meat and cheese because of dietary cholesterol. Eating significant amounts of red meat and cheese will have an effect on blood cholesterol due to saturated fat intake.
- throwingrocks 5y agoThis is exactly what OP was talking about. Ironic
- NonNefarious 5y agoThe farmed salmon? Farmed fish have, historically at least, contained high levels of PCBs and other long-term chemicals: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/fish-and-pbcs/faq-20348595 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-h... I would think there's some way to farm fish properly to avoid this, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y agoYeah, that's a problem. Farmed doesn't have mercury, but it's got other junk, and non-farmed has mercury. Pick your poison, I guess. But I live on Long Island. The salmon I eat, isn't as scary as the water I drink, or the air I breathe. Here's what an MIT professor had to say about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPrAuF2f_oI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPrAuF2f_oI
- NonNefarious 5y agoHa, somehow that's not what I imagined Tom Lehrer looked like after hearing him on Dr. Demento for much of my childhood.
- bozhark 5y agoHN has copy comment bots so openly? Strange