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<v:shapetype> Good reasons to eat more fish
How often do you eat fish each week? If you are already
eating at least two fish meals each week, you’re doing
something good for your health - including reducing the risk of
a heart attack. If you’re not eating much fish, here are some
good reasons why you should.
It helps prevent heart disease and stroke.
This is because fish and shellfish contain a special type of oil
called omega-3 which helps keep the arteries healthy. Heart
attacks and strokes are both caused when an artery becomes
blocked by a blood clot. But the good thing about omega-3 is
that it can stop these clots from forming. It also helps to lower
blood pressure. This is why people who eat fish regularly tend
to have fewer heart attacks and strokes. The National Heart
Foundation now recommends that adults should try and
include at least two fish meals per week in their diet. All fish is
good, but some types are especially high in omega 3 - these
include salmon, tuna, herrings, trout, blue eye cod, mackerel
and mullet.
Fish is low in fat.
Although it contains this important type of oil, fish is generally
low in fat which makes it a good food for maintaining a healthy
weight. The healthiest way to cook fish is to steam, grill, bake,
barbecue, bake or microwave it. Although it’s okay to cook fish
in a small amount of oil such as olive, canola or peanut oil, fish
that is battered deep-fried is very high in fat - the same goes
for fish served with rich creamy sauces. Fish cakes and fish
fingers can also be high in fat.
Fish is good food for people with diabetes.
This is because people with diabetes have a higher risk of
problems like heart disease and stroke which fish can help
prevent. A diet that includes plenty of low fat foods - fish
included - can also help people with diabetes control the
disease. .
Fish is good for your bones.
One way to help keep bones healthy and strong is to include
plenty of calcium in the diet. This is especially important if
you’re a woman - after menopause, women are at risk of
developing the bone- thinning disease osteoporosis. Some
canned fish such as sardines and salmon, as well as small
fresh fish such as whitebait, contain soft bones which are easy
to eat. Along with dairy products, these bones are a good way
of adding more calcium to your diet.
Fish may help reduce the risk of asthma
There’s some evidence that children who eat fish, especially
oily fish, more than once a week are less likely to develop
asthma than children who eat fish less often.
Eating fish doesn’t have to break the budget. Although
some fresh fish is expensive, there are also cheaper varieties
available. Unlike meat and poultry, you don’t have to trim the
fat from fish, so there’s less waste. Frozen white fish fillets
(without crumbs or sauce) are available cheaply in some
supermarkets.
Canned fish is inexpensive and can be used in salads and
sandwiches. Canned tuna and salmon can also be cooked
with vegetables to make sauces for rice, noodles or pasta.
Look for fish that is canned in brine or spring water rather than
oil. If you do use fish canned in oil, drain it carefully to remove
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