diets
Understanding Omega-3s and the New Rules of Nutrition
It wasn’t very long ago that fat in foods was the real enemy. Nutritionists railed against it and dieters fled from the sight of it. But was that bit of fat in your milk or pork chop the real culprit? It actually was not long after that sugars and carbohydrates were found to be just as dangerous in terms of body weight, regardless of their fat content. Somewhere along the way, nutritionists learned about ‘good’ fats and what they might actually do for your body. It wasn’t necessarily fat, but how the fat helped or hindered your heart and overall health.
If you asked the Native population of Alaska whether or not salmon and other types of fatty fish were good for you, they might break out laughing. In their case, no analysis was necessary, as salmon has been a major part of healthy diets for centuries. However, since we all prefer for scientists to stand behind reports and feel more confident in the results of such studies, reports which praised the high quality fat content of salmon have opened up a whole new side of nutrition information.
