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Oily Fish
The benefits of eating oily fish, such as salmon, tuna, mackerel and herring regularly are extensive and linked to the high levels of the essential omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids they contain and the fact that these fatty acids are in the right combination (higher level of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids).
Several studies have shown the heart benefits of eating oily fish, so much that fish oil supplements are now recommended to heart patients, as well as a recommendation to increase consumption of oily fish.
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One important study showed that if oily fish was eaten three times a week, the risk of fying from heart disease dropped by around 30%! Other research has shown that people who regularly eat oily fish have lower levels of markers for the disease artherosclerosis (blockage of the arteries).
Many studies have also shown that oily fish have anti-inflammatory properties due to the essential fatty acids they contain.
There is also some quite compelling evidence that eating oily fish regularly can help with mild to moderate depression.
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references
- Graci S, Diamond H, Martin JM, The Power of Superfoods, Prentice Hall Canada, 1999
- Pratt SG, Matthews, K. SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life, Harper-Collins Publishers USA, 2004
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