Who Should Eat Fatty Fish and Why: A Cardiologist's Comment

12.01.2024 11:14

If you have problems with your heart and blood vessels, you should include fatty fish in your diet. You can eat this product up to twice a week.

The thing is that fish contains omega-3 fatty acids, which reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems.

Therefore, it is worth adding trout, herring, sardines, mackerel to your menu. Salmon is also useful.

It is important to note that when preparing fish dishes, you should avoid adding oil or fat to avoid increasing the content of saturated fats, which can only harm your health.

Cardiologist Igor Vidyaskin spoke about this, NEWS.ru reports.

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The specialist added in a conversation with journalists that salty foods are contraindicated for such ailments.

He reminded that salted fish contains a lot of sodium, which retains fluid in the body, leads to problems with blood pressure, and provokes swelling.

Earlier we told you how to steam fish.

Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor