JAKARTA – Consumption of fish that is high in omega-3 is predicted to reduce the chance of experiencing heart disease. What if eaten every day, will it still absorb the health benefits for the vital blood-pumping organs?

A study at the Harvard School of Public Health reported by The Healthy, Friday, February 4, found that women with diabetes who ate fish only once a week had a 40 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than women with the same condition but only ate fish less than once. a month.

Fish contains omega-3, these contents not only protect your heart. But also overcome inflammation in the body. An inflamed body triggers chronic disease, including insulin resistance and diabetes. It may even play a role in developing brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's.

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Illustration of eating fish for heart health (Pexels/Horizon Content)

Eating fish every day is actually not recommended. The assumption is that you also eat chicken and beef, meaning that too much protein consumption will not absorb the maximum benefits.

Eating fish is recommended once or twice a week when you also eat chicken and beef. If you eat the main meal of the day, take a serving of less than 6 ounces. Process fish by grilling, grilling, or boiling.

Avoid making it into fast food, such as chips, fish sandwiches, or deep fried. Because the complicated processing is loaded with bad fats and the nutrition will change. This is proven in one study, fried fish and fish sandwiches will not provide benefits to the heart at all.

Fish that are high in omega-3s include albacore tuna, salmon, mackerel, lake trout, herring, and sardines. In addition to being beneficial for the heart when consumed in the right dose, studies have also shown that fish can reduce the risk of prostate cancer and maintain brain power with age.

Well, one of the important things that needs to be done, choose the freshest fish possible. Whole fish that is still fresh, in addition to holding the key to successful taste enjoyment, also has nutrients that are still intact. Fish that are still fresh can be seen from the eyes are clear, the inside of the gills is bright red, does not smell bad. If the fish fillet, choose the meat that is moist and firm and not fishy.


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