Chronic
eating meat however, brings as a negative several unhealthy nutritional
implications like increased risk of developing conditions like heart disease,
hypertension, weight gain
etc.
It
is recommended that instead of going through the stress of trying to getting
lean meat which might not be totally free of undesirable nutritional content,
opt for fish.
Now let’s talk about why you should choose to
eat fish and not meat.
DIGESTIBILITY
Fish (faster digestion) | Meat
(Slower digestion)
Fish
easily and quickly undergoes metabolism upon ingestion. This is due to its soft
natural make-up. Compared to meat which will spend time in the stomach
undergoing digestion (where protein digestion starts), fish is digested and
nutrients made available for absorption much more quickly.
NUTRIENTS
Fish (more healthy nutrients) |
Meat (Comparatively lesser healthy nutrients)
Fish
and meat are excellent sources of protein however, the easy digestibility of fish
means that, you provide the body with the much needed protein in no time after
eating.
The
two also contain fats.
The chunk of fats present in meat are saturated
fats (bad fat) and fish contains what is called polyunsaturated fats (healthy
fat) which actually
causes the reduction in the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases like
heart disease, hypertension etc.
Fish
contain special kind of fats called Omega-3
fatty acid (eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), dicosahexanoic acid (DHA), and the
essential fatty acid linolenic acid) which is also only present in human
breast milk.
Most
fish are also good sources of vitamin D and A which are not/or present in
negligible amounts in meat.
As
for minerals, fish is particularly a valuable source of calcium and phosphorus
as well as iron, copper and selenium.
The
Food and Agricultural association confirms that, saltwater fish have a high
content of iodine.
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