How many times a week can you eat fresh salmon?!


Question: as much as you want


Answers: as much as you want

Salmon is very good for you; you can eat it every day.

Fish and shellfish contain high-quality protein and other essential nutrients, are low in saturated fat, and contain omega-3 fatty acids. A well-balanced diet that includes a variety of fish and shellfish can contribute to heart health and children's proper growth and development.

However, nearly all fish and shellfish contain traces of mercury. For most people, the risk from mercury by eating fish and shellfish is not a health concern. Yet, some fish and shellfish contain higher levels of mercury that may harm an unborn baby or young child's developing nervous system.

In addition, fish also contains polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxic industrial compounds that were banned in 1976, but that persist in the environment. Fish absorb PCBs from contaminated sediments and from their food. You can limit exposure to PCBs simply by trimming, skinning and cooking your catch to reduce fatty tissue. But, unlike mercury, which you can eliminate from your body over time, PCBs are stored in body fat for many years.
In March 2004, FDA and EPA revised its advisories on mercury in fish. Here is a summary:

Target Women who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children to avoid some types of fish and eat fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury
Avoid Fish with High levels of Mercury Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel, or Tilefish
12 oz. (~2 meals) of Low-Mercury Fish per week shrimp, crab, cod, clams, scallops, canned light tuna, canned salmon, pollock, and catfish etc.
Note: Albacore "White" tuna contains more mercury. Limit 6 oz (~1 meal) of albacore tuna per week.

For a complete list of fish and recommended portion, go to National Resources Defense Council

Key Message: Fish offers benefits in heart health. Indeed, the American Heart Association recommends fish and fish products for prevention of heart disease. So don't give up fish completely, but do choose wisely for an average of 2 meals a week.

Depends. I'm a vegetarian so never eat it myself.

ive got a mate who is a wild brown bear and he says he would like it every day. upstream of course.
you get cod liver oil in one a day capsuales so unless you have an addiction think at least 4 times and you'll be well strong and brainy, just like my mate Bear.

never.

you could eat as much salmon in a week as you could eat in a week , if you were so inclined





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