Scientists have been trying to study this phenomenon for a long time: why do the Japanese and Eskimos, who are distant from each other, suffer from cardiovascular diseases much less often than many other peoples? It turned out that everything is simple. They eat fish every day, and fatty varieties: sardines, herring, salmon, burbot. And it has a positive effect on their health. It turns out that meat loses to fish in the dispute for greater usefulness. And there is evidence of this.
What is the usefulness of fish?
Depending on the type of fish, the fats contained in it differ in their chemical composition. Fish contains a lot of vitamins, polyunsaturated acids, which are good for the brain, heart and bones. Therefore, you need to eat more fish. You should know that in salted and smoked fish, the healing properties are preserved much worse.
How much meat does the body need?
Meat, no doubt, remains an important source of complete proteins. Meat and meat products constitute the main part of the human diet. Only some people abstain from meat and eat exclusively vegetarian food. In spite of the fact that people have been eating meat for thousands of years, the debate about its benefits and harms has not ceased.
Proponents of meat consumption claim that only this product is able to supply the human body with necessary and essential proteins. While vegetarians argue that meat is harmful, it is the source of a variety of pathogens.
Speaking about the benefits and harms of meat, it is necessary to say that much depends on the type of meat. Today, the human diet includes cattle meat (beef, veal), small ruminants (goat meat, mutton), pork and poultry (chicken, turkey, goose, duck, quail meat), as well as horse, rabbit and game. Each type of meat has its own flavor nuances and health benefits.
Pork contains a lot of protein, vitamin B12, vitamin D, trace elements: iron, sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus. Pork is good for the bone and nervous system. The benefits of meat of cows and calves in the high content of B vitamins, as well as C, E, A, PP, minerals: copper, magnesium, sodium, cobalt, zinc, iron, potassium. Beef is useful for hematopoiesis, can increase hemoglobin levels and is indispensable in the treatment of anemia.
The benefits of chicken meat include a high content of easily digestible protein, a minimum amount of fat and no carbohydrates. In addition, chicken is rich in phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and iron. Chicken meat is able to influence blood pressure, participates in lipid metabolism by balancing the content of sugar in blood and urine, lowers cholesterol levels and stimulates kidney function. Chicken meat is an excellent dietary product with low energy value.
Fish has one third less cholesterol than lean meat. Fish is nice and easy to eat without potatoes and bread with seasoning in the form of lemon juice, horseradish, and soy sauce. By the way, Eskimos hardly eat fruits and vegetables, but they eat fish. And the cardiovascular system of these people can cause a good envy. It is no accident that fish and fish oil are promoted as a means to prevent heart attacks.
Both fish and meat are rich in proteins, necessary for full healthy functioning of the human body, but fish has much less connective tissue. It is because of this it is able to be better digested. On average, a person can absorb 98 percent of fish protein and 89 percent of meat protein. So is it worth overloading your body with heavily digested food? Seafood and fish are endowed with a high nutritional value due to the increased content of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. Most of these elements are found in fatty fish such as salmon, salmon, rainbow trout, mackerel, herring, tuna and sardine.
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