| Warning for pregnant women, women of childbearing age and children under 15!!! (See warning below)
Nutritional facts
Seafood is an important source of essential nutrients such as Omege-3 fatty acids and selenium.
Selenium is essential to good health. Selenium is an important antioxidant enzyme which prevents cellular damage from free radicals.
The American Heart Association is recommending people eat fish twice a week, especially fatty fish, such as salmon and tuna. They contain omega-3 fatty acids, which appear to protect against heart attacks.
"That's based on a lot of scientific evidence that suggests that people who consume at least one, preferably two, servings of fish a week have reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease and stroke," explained the AHA's Dr. Robert Eckel.
Why do you need Omega 3?
- regulating pressure in the eye, joints, and blood vessels
- mediating immune response
- dilating or constricting blood vessels
- regulating smooth muscles reflexes
- regulating the rate of cell division
- maintaining the fluidity and rigidity of cellular membranes
- regulating the inflow and outflow of substances to and from cells
- transporting oxygen from red blood cells to the tissues
- maintaining proper kidney function and fluid balance
- keeping saturated fats mobile in the blood stream
- preventing blood cells from clumping together
- regulating nerve transmission and communication
Warning for pregnant women, women of childbearing age and children under 15!!!
Current (1998)
US
federal guidelines and Ontario Ministry of the Environment advice (1999) for pregnant women, women of childbearing age, and children under 15 recommend:
- eating only those fish designated with a clear fish symbol in the most recent provincial guide for eating sport fish and consuming no more than four meals of such fish each month;
- not eating any other categories of fish caught in provincial lakes;
- consuming no more than one meal of fresh shark, swordfish, or tuna each month;
- not consuming sport fish if you are already a regular consumer of shark, swordfish, or fresh tuna; and
- that eating canned tuna is allowed because mercury levels in canned tuna are much lower than guideline levels.
(Seafood Recipes)
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