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Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes

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Re: Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes

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If anyone in the US is new to sardines, of the choices available in US grocery stores, Matiz is by far the best. I recommend ordering online, where you’ll find other great choices like La Gondola, Angelo Parodi, Nuri/Pinhais, and Bela. (If you’re in Europe, try Rödel sardines at least once in your life. They’re completely unavailable in North America.)

Great Value isn't too bad. They're cheap.

Re: Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes

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Sardines 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

In Spain is very easy to get them in to beach or in restaurants nearby.

You can also made them in the oven wrapped in aluminium paper if you don't have a proper grill.

Re: Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes

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post #20

I 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.

Yes... That's one of the things that concerns me also me about canned sardines. Even if it says "olive oil" I have a feeling that it's a pretty low quality one in most cases and definitely not EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) which is the good stuff.

Looking for any specific recommendations for brands, websites etc.

Re: Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes

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post #15

> Nutrients found in high quantities in sardines - such as taurine, omega 3, calcium and vitamin D Surely this applies to any kind of fatty fish?

Probably, but sardines are way cheaper and a lot easier to store. Also they're at the bottom of the food chain and so less heavy metals, and there are a lot more of them in the ocean and are in abundance. I've been a long time sardine advocate for a fatty fish instead of tuna or salmon, nice to see I have some reasons now to support it.

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“Sardines will therefore have a protective element because they are rich in the aforementioned nutrients, whereas nutrients taken in isolation in the form of supplements won’t work to the same extent” : to me this reads as “we found a correlation but we are clueless about the root cause”.

Since supplements have been brought up, what's with the American's obsession over supplements? It's like people are just chomping them down like they're some sort of food stable like bread or rice (or maybe that's just what all the youtube videos want you to think). Its like every bodybuilder on youtube has their own brand of supplements now. Don't even get me started on pre-workout. "Don't feel like working out? Chug this powder!"

Re: Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes

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Sardines 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

> Speaking of Portugal, they do grilled fresh sardines One of my Portuguese guilty pleasures, along with (ethically questionable, I know) octopus salad. Highly recommend trying this if you can get your hands on some fresh sardines. Edit: grilled sardines are also a Japanese thing, so you might have luck finding them at an Asian market if your fishmonger doesn't have them.

Aside from eating animals in general, what is ethically questionable of octopus salad?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Speaking of Portugal, they do grilled fresh sardines One of my Portuguese guilty pleasures, along with (ethically questionable, I know) octopus salad. Highly recommend trying this if you can get your hands on some fresh sardines. Edit: grilled sardines are also a Japanese thing, so you might have luck finding them at an Asian market if your fishmonger doesn't have them.

Haven't sardines, like most other fish, been overfished, making them ethically questionable too?

As a portuguese I can tell you that sardine stocks are heavily controlled and regulated and there are years where the catchable tonnage is severely reduced. As the fish markets are centralized, meaning fishermen need to sell their catch in a government auction house, you cannot really do industrial fishing out of allowed stock quotas. Sardines quotas are the target of heavy diplomatic negotiations with EU.
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