Choose the Best Fish for Health: Nutrient-Rich Options and How to Avoid Toxins

The natural food chain of larger fish eating smaller fish causes a higher accumulation of heavy metals and other toxins in larger fish.
Choose the Best Fish for Health: Nutrient-Rich Options and How to Avoid Toxins
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People around the world enjoy seafood and fish. In addition to their appealing flavors, they are also rich in nutrients.

Which fish offers the highest nutritional value? Huang Yiling, a nutritionist at Taiwan’s Keyi Nutrition Consulting Center, discussed how to avoid contaminants in fish and highlighted which fish are most beneficial for human health during an Epoch Times “Health 1+1” program.

Small, Wild Fish More Nutritious, Safer to Eat

A study published in the March edition of Nature Food found that six species of wild fish used as aquafeed for farmed salmon were richer in nutrients than the farmed salmon itself. The small wild fish include Peruvian anchoveta, Pacific anchoveta, European sprat, Atlantic herring, Atlantic mackerel, and blue whiting.