A fish a day keeps the doctor away

Speakers at the EuroPRevent 2012 meeting agreed that people, whether healthy or having cardiovascular disease (CVD), would benefit from regular consumption of oily fish. Omega-3 fatty acids are important essential nutrients to human health, and they have not only cardiovascular benefits but also they increase brain and immune health.

A lot of people opt for taking omega 3 supplements, however, over the counter brands contain different concentrations of omega 3 and there's a risk people may not be receiving sufficient intakes. Eating fatty fish such as salmon, sardines, herring and trout may prove more beneficial than taking capsules of omega-3. In fact, fish contain all sorts of other nutrients like vitamin D, selenium and iodine that may also be beneficial against CVD. Moreover, there is no definite proof that the benefits from eating fish come from the omega-3.

The latest European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice, also launched at the EuroPRevent 2012 meeting, recommend that people should eat fish at least twice a week, one meal of which should be oily fish.

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