The Best Way to Get Omega-3 While Avoiding Mercury

Holli Ryan, RD, LD/N

We know that fish is healthy, right? It’s a great source of protein, and some types of fish, salmon for example, contain healthy fats called omega-3 fatty acids.

Within the omega-3 family, there are healthful fatty acids, including the “long-chain” omega-3 fatty acids EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), which have been shown in many studies to be important for good health.¹

These long-chain omega-3s are “essential” because the human body does not efficiently derive these important long-chain omega-3 fats from other short-chain fatty acids, which are more common in the diet.² Therefore, we must get these long-chain …read more