WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) – June 7, 2018 – Fish, as a key source of omega-3 fatty acids, is increasingly recognized as an essential part of a healthy diet. Saving Seafood talks to nutrition expert Dr. Tom Brenna, who explains the role fish plays in human health as part of our Aquaculture Today video series.

Long considered to be a ‘brain food,’ fish are excellent sources of the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA, which, among other benefits, have been proven to be critical nutrients in supporting brain development.

“The evidence we have right now, in both randomized trials and in the basic science of what the brain is made of, the basic mix of how we maintain that DHA for instance, really supports the idea that you’re better off eating fish,” says Dr. Brenna, a professor at the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School.

In addition to their role in neural development, omega-3s have also been shown to benefit other aspects of human health, including heart health.

“Nutrients are important all over the body. This stuff works everywhere,” says Dr. Brenna. “It works everywhere because the body evolved to use it everywhere, not because we think it does everything. It’s because that’s the way it works.”

The video is the third in Saving Seafood’s Aquaculture Today series, in which Saving Seafood interviews leading experts on the latest developments in farmed seafood. The first video in the series focused on the potential for aquaculture to feed the world’s growing population. The second video looked at the latest advances in aquaculture efficiency and technology.

Source: Saving Seafood