10 Health Benefits of Eating Salmon
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Healthy Heart
Oily fish, including salmon, herring, sardines and mackerel, is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, a type of polyunsaturated fat that supports a healthy heart. Because the body cannot produce these fatty acids, including them in the heart-healthy diet is essential to ensure the maintenance of overall good health.
Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids are the most beneficial for the heart and are present naturally in salmon and other types of oily fish. They occur in the form of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), both contribute to a healthy heart.1Ashish Chaddha and MD Kim A. EagleMD, et al. ‘Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Heart Health.’ Circulation, 1 Dec. 2015, www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.015176
