Food of the Week: Salmon

Enjoy Salmon This Week

Salmon has earned its research reputation as a health-supportive food based largely on its unusual omega-3 fatty acid content. It's very common for 4 ounces of baked or broiled salmon to contain at least 2 grams of omega-3 fats — more than the average U.S. adult gets from all food over the course of several days. If we consider 4 grams of omega-3 fatty acids to be a daily goal for a person consuming a 2,000 calorie diet — based upon recommendations from the 1999 Workshop on the Essentiality of and Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDI) for Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acids sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) — then this would equal about 50% of this goal!