Don't like boney fish. Salmon on the other hand is nice...but comes with other concerns (environmental, heavy metals etc). Is there something in between?
FWIW, It's OK to eat the bones in canned sardines.
Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes
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#62Don't like boney fish. Salmon on the other hand is nice...but comes with other concerns (environmental, heavy metals etc). Is there something in between?
Some canned sardines are already de-boned, and for most bone-in canned sardines, you can just halve each one length-wise and pull out the spine in one piece. The bones are also totally edible themselves, albeit off-puttingly crunchy to some people.
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#65I hate the fact that the text compares percentage decrease of a group of “high risk” with a group of “very high risk” that makes the whole story ambiguous. I hate this, and always think how these clever people make these kind of mistakes writing result texts. Or do they?
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#66I see it now, everyone going to their local mega grocery buying sardines packed in sunflower oil, Totally abolishing any of the positive effects of omega-3.
Why is sunflower oil unhealthy?
I think they're referring to sunflower oil's absence of Omega-3s. Per Wikipedia [1]:
> The ratios of omega−6 to omega−3 fatty acids in some common vegetable oils are: canola 2:1, hemp 2–3:1, soybean 7:1, olive 3–13:1, sunflower, flax 1:3, cottonseed (almost no omega−3), peanut (no omega−3), grapeseed oil and corn oil 46:1.
My understanding is that there's some Omega-6:Omega-3 ratio to shoot for, and most western diets are far more biased toward Omega-6, so adding some Omega-3 (sardines) along with a bunch of Omega-6 and no Omega-3 (sunflower oil) would actually work against that goal.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid#Plant_sourc...
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#67Don't like boney fish. Salmon on the other hand is nice...but comes with other concerns (environmental, heavy metals etc). Is there something in between?
Domesticated salmon is not so healthy anyway, Omega-3 is coming from ocean algae. Not that Omega-3 is reproducibly shown to be healthy.
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#68I have eaten 1 tin of Sardines everyday as my first meal for over 6 months. It takes the guess the work out of what to eat and the nutrition is off the charts, it basically replaces a handful of supplements. I've been using cronometer to track my diet and between the Sardines, a huge salad and a hunk of steak or liver, I only ever take the odd Magnesium supplement. Totally eliminated my need to buy expensive supplements. As it turns out, I find that 1500-1800 Kcal is more than enough everyday to leave me feeling stuffed and content and the Sardines alone keep me satiated for hours, what a superfood. Today's the last day to save $3 on a 6 pack of Sardines at Costco, I've bought about 6 cases over the last few weeks (180 + cans) to carry me for the next 6 months.
Anyone who wants to lose weight and get healthy, this is the food that will make a huge difference.
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#70Sardines are a household favorite for us. My kids love them. The secret is, don't buy cheap ones. Look for brisling or any other small fish packed in olive oil. $3-5/can is a good sweet spot, although you can pay $9 for a can of imported Portuguese sardines no problem. Speaking of Portugal, they do grilled fresh sardines. My 3 year old insisted on eating them daily when we were in Lisbon
Fresh grilled sardines on the beach in Malaga is one of my absolute favorite vacation memories. Baking sun, ice cold beer and fresh seafood is a powerful combination.