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!
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