Salai Karuvadu / Sardine Dry Fish

Why we all should eat fish?

Fish is high in Protien, Vitamins, Minerals and Omega 3 fatty acids.

* Seafood adds our diet with many nutrients that are not available in other foods. Eg, Iodine

* Most fishes are rich sources of Iron.

* Most fishes contain 15-20% protein of high biological value which is mostly muscle.

* The fats found in Fish are unsaturated. We should consume more unsaturated fat and less saturated fat.

* All most all the minerals are found in Fish. Especially Iodine which is found only in sea food.

* Fish are low on Calories and high on nutrients, so fish is a very good food when you are on weight reduction.

* Most importantly, Fish contains Omega-3 fatty acids which are considered essential fatty acids. Essential fatty acids are those fatty acids which are very important for human growth but the body can’t make them. So we should eat fish for these fatty acids.

* We have to eat sea Fish for Iodine. Iodine is such an important mineral that it’s required for the production of Thyroxine hormone. This hormone is neccessary for regulating Body Metabolism.