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Seafood Nutrition -
Health Benefits of Eating Fish & Seafood

Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids
Not all fats are bad fats. The good ones include the fats in the polyunsaturated fatty acid family, and these are known as 'essential fats', or more properly 'essential fatty acids'. These "healthy" fats are vital to health and cannot be made by the human body - they must be obtained from diet. Omega-3 essential fats are found almost only in fish and seafood.

Recognition of the importance of the omega-3s was a major nutritional break-through that has since generated a great number of international scientific research programmes. Results have clearly shown that not only do they have an essential role in brain development in the unborn and newborn and are vital to the healthy maintenance and function of the body - they can also help protect long-term good health and prevent, or even treat, a number of complaints and diseases.

A study funded by the Federal and NSW State Government and carried out by the Institute of Respiratory Medicine in Sydney, Australia, has shown that consumption of oily fish is associated with a reduced risk of asthma in childhood. The report suggests that an increased consumption of oily fish may reduce the prevalence of asthma in children. The study found that the consumption of canned and processed fish was not associated with the reduced risk of asthma.

ESSENTIAL
  • Prevention of essential fatty acid deficiency in infancy
  • Optimal retinal (eye) and brain development
PROTECTIVE
  • Heart disease
  • Stroke
  • Certain cancers (breast, colon, prostate)
  • Asthma
THERAPEUTIC
  • Mildly raised blood pressure
  • Arthritis
  • Autoimmune diseases (lupus, certain kidney disorders)
  • Crohn's disease
  • Inflammatory skin diseases (eczema, psoriasis)
  • Depression, schizophrenia

Fish that are high in Omega-3:

Atlantic Salmon Blue Eye Trevalla Blue Mackerel
Blue Warehou Silver Perch Pilchards
Rainbow Trout Redfish Sea Mullet
Tailor Flathead Trevally
Threadfin Bream Yellowtail Kingfish Australian Salmon

What's an oily fish?
Oily fish are fish that have an oil content greater than 2%. Fish oil contains the OMEGA-3 fatty acids. Many of the fish with high levels of OMEGA-3 are reasonably priced and readily available from your local seafood retailer.

More Links with information on Omega-3:
The Omega-3 Information Service

 

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