Salmon and Omega 3

Salmon is a type food that is touted as one of the healthiest foods around. Salmon is a very versatile food that can easily substitute for meat in many different recipes. Salmon is not got the "fishy" taste and smell of many kinds of fish and it can be cooked in a variety of fashions such as grilled, or baked and salmon is not a fish that dries out easily. Salmon can be purchased fresh from the meat department and is also available frozen, canned or smoked. Salmon can be purchased farmed or wild and wild is the best choice as there is no fear of high levels of mercury or contaminants and wild salmon is very full of nutrients, with emphasis on the omega-3 fatty acids.

Salmon is full of protein and all of the omeg-3 fatty acids, which are sometimes referred to as being the "good fats." A four-ounce serving of wild salmon is able to provide an individual with a full day's worth of vitamin D. Salmon is one of the few foods that are capable of doing this. The same four-ounce serving of wild salmon is also chocked full of vitamins B6, vitamin B12, and the minerals niacin, selenium and magnesium. If you enjoy the taste of canned salmon which is also wild be aware that it is full of calcium thanks to the bones that are left in it.

It is highly recommended that a person eat two to three servings of fish per week and that means salmon. Research studies have shown that individuals who consume fish on a regular basis are getting plenty of omega-3 fatty acids and this helps protect a person from a variety of different health concerns. The omega-3 fats are particularly important but they acre not the only things that make salmon a very healthy food it is not clear to researchers why exactly it is that eating fish is so vital to good health but it appears that consuming fatty fish such as salmon and tuna is particularly beneficial.

The number one thing that omega-3 fatty acids appear to do is to decrease inflammation and swelling when it occurs in the body. It is inflammation that is at the root of a number of health concerns such as a selection of cancers, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. Omega-3 fatty acids are also very effective at reducing the incidence of blood clots, which are often to blame for strokes. Most recently a development has come out of some scientific studies that shows that omega-3 fatty acids have the ability to slow the decline of cognitive functions as a person ages and also to slow the debilitating cognitive effects of Alzheimer's disease.

People who consume plenty of omega-3 fatty acids (in particular if the omega-3's are consumed much more than omega-6 fats) tend to suffer lower levels of depression, are less likely to consider suicide and tend to exhibit less aggressive behavior. One study that polled prison inmates found that when these individuals were given a healthy dose of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins they showed less aggressive behavior "by a third" in a matter of two weeks time.