Yes! Researchers revealed that we should eat salmon.
Time shared that a small 3-oz serving of wild salmon has about 156 calories, 6 grams of fat and 23 grams of protein. Julia Renee Zumpano, a registered dietitian at the Center for Preventive Cardiology Cleveland Clinic, said that Omega 3 fatty acids are salmon's claim to fame, "providing anywhere between 2-3 grams per 3-oz. serving."
That is equivalent of taking three days' worth of soft gels of fish oil in supplement form, to put that into perspective. "Omega 3 fatty acids can help reduce blood triglycerides, blood pressure, and reduce swelling," Julia added.
Moreover, Yale University Prevention Research Center's Director Dr. David Katz said that salmons in the wild are better than those farmed ones, a statement with which most of experts agree.
Julia also pointed out that farmed salmon might contain more calories, saturated fat, pollutants and antibiotics than wild salmon. However, U.S. Food and Drug Administration revealed that salmon does have low mercury levels, just like shrimp, canned light tuna, Pollock and catfish.
"The content of the LC Omega-3 has generally decreased in farmed salmon both in Australia and globally," Peter D. Nichols, senior principal research scientist at CSIRO Food, Nutrition & Bioproducts in Australia who's researched long-chain omega-3, said. "The LC omega-3 content is about half of what it used to be, although we should also note that this is still generally 10-100 fold higher than most other food groups."
The Environmental Defense Fund's Tim impact in the oceans program Director Tim Fitzgerald clarified that now all farmed salmon is bad. "Although most generic farmed salmon-often labeled 'Atlantic' in stores-still comes with a variety of environmental concerns, a number of new companies are upping their game and showing that salmon farming doesn't have to be on everyone's 'avoid' list," he explained.
