Linky to table of fatty fish

Unfortunately, eating fish is its own can of worms, what with questionable farming practices, overfishing, high levels of mercury.... Yeesh.

is "adequate" enough?

By definition.

Ooh. Swordfish and orange roughy are also fatty, and more important, highly nummy. Hmm... I've had very little trout (also fatty) so I should try that....

eating fish is its own can of worms

And sometimes they even eat worms from a can!

Fatty fish are coldwater fish -- like the kind they use in sashimi. (Tuna and salmon for example.)

I think that part of the reason that dieticians advise eating and concentrating on it is so that you get maximum enjoyment from the food and are very aware that you have eaten it. It encourages you to feel full. (My dietician recommended that I eat and not multi-task too.)

Linky to table of fatty fish

Huh. I didn't realize trout was an oily fish. And does its presence at the top of that list mean its oil content is the highest?

is "adequate" enough?

By definition.

Some think that the "minimum daily requirements" are too low. For example, (IIRC) the minimum daily requirement for vitamin C is the smallest amount you have to eat to avoid scurvy - it's possible such a low intake can have other problems even if you're eating enough to avoid the scurvy.

My duck is big on nutrition. He has me on a handful of supplements, and I can actually tell a difference in how I feel, from the combination.

He also says that dairy products can actually leach calcium from bone, and while dairy in ordinary amounts is fine, women especially should eat lots of dark leafy greens--kale, spinach, etc., to get their calcium requirements. Perhaps that's because leafy greens contain the "property 1" that helps metabolize "nutrient A", as Cindy said.

He also has forbidden me tuna, as the larger deep Atlantic Ocean fish have more mercury in their bodies. He recommends mackerel and wild-caught, rather than farmed, salmon for the Omega 3 fats. Also? num.

H's cardiologist has suggested that he eat more beef than poultry. My duck recommends the opposite for me. And while I enjoy chicken and fish, I have all but eliminated beef from my diet. In fact, we grilled burgers recently and they just smelled nast.

Nutrition is such a mutable thing, though. Once you think you have your needs in hand, your body changes on you, or a new discovery is made.

In non-food news, it's snowing! I think I'm going to go walk in the snow.

In non-food news, it's snowing! I think I'm going to go walk in the snow.

I wonder if it's snowing here too! I'll have to stand up and look out the window.