USDA/HHS: The 2020-2025 DGA recommends a shift towards healthy eating patterns, which include a variety of protein foods including more seafood. The general population should eat at least 6 ounces of seafood per week with the aim to take in at least 250 mg per day of omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should eat at least 6 ounces of seafood per week for omega-3 fatty acid DHA to improve infant health outcomes
It is important to remember that our daily food choices influence our mental health as much as other self-care such as physical activity, connecting with friends and family, and sleep. And the evidence is strong that seafood is brain food.
The Omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is critical for the development of the nervous system, especially during the first year of life according to a study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.
A paper published by a group of 13 leading dietary fats scientists highlights the tremendous health benefits from consuming seafood for infant and adolescent brain development.
Dr. Emily Oken of Harvard Medical School concludes science shows that seafood consumption by pregnant women is in fact beneficial for baby brain development and shows no harm.
The National Coalition for Infant Health, together with Neonatology Today, released seafood advice for mothers and their babies. The FDA 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines Recommend That Pregnant Woman Eat at Least 2 Servings of Seafood Per Week
Fish literally saves lives. Eating seafood two to three times per week reduces the risk of death from any health-related cause by 17 percent.
The 2020-2025 DGA recommends a shift towards healthy eating patterns, which include a variety of protein foods including more seafood.
Combating loneliness during the cold and lonely months of winter can be difficult, but seafood can help! Research shows the omega-3s found in seafood can support your brain through bouts of loneliness. Social isolation affects the activation of our serotonergic pathways—but omega-3 fatty acids (specifically EPA and DHA, found in seafood) and vitamin D both...
A study in Clinical Nutrition shows how oily fish consumption and omega-3 intake can help reduce pain suffering in the long term.
