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Is Tuna Fish Heart-Healthy?

Ashley Besecker, RDN
By Ashley Besecker, RDN

Where albacore tuna sits on omega-3s and mercury, what the heart-health research does and does not establish, and how troll-caught Pacific albacore compares with the...

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The Connection Between Seafood and Lower Risk of Heart Disease

Ashley Besecker, RDN
By Ashley Besecker, RDN

There are so many studies looking at seafood and health, but a major 2020 meta-analysis published in Nutrients examined over 2 million people and found...

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Heart-Healthy Seafood: The Best Fish for a Healthy Heart

Ashley Besecker, RDN
By Ashley Besecker, RDN

A registered dietitian’s guide to the best fish for heart health — which species carry the most omega-3s, what else a serving of seafood delivers,...

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Resolving Inflammation with Seafood: The Science on “How” from a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Ashley Besecker, RDN
By Ashley Besecker, RDN

As a registered dietitian nutritionist, one of the most common questions I get is about inflammation and how to fight it through diet. The science...

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Eating Seafood Helps Prevent Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

Ashley Besecker, RDN
By Ashley Besecker, RDN

Eating a diet rich in DHA is a valuable strategy for supporting brain health and potentially reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. By...

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How Much Protein Do We Need?

Ashley Besecker, RDN
By Ashley Besecker, RDN

How to work out your own protein target without the math getting complicated, and how a single serving of seafood fits into the daily number.

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Do I Need Fish Oil Pills? Understanding Omega-3s and Seafood

Ashley Besecker, RDN
By Ashley Besecker, RDN

Whether or not you need fish oil pills depends largely on your diet. If fish is a staple, you're likely covered. If not, supplements can...

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The Powerful Effects of Eating One Brazil Nut Each Day

Ashley Besecker, RDN
By Ashley Besecker, RDN

Brazil nuts are exceptionally rich in selenium, an essential mineral also found in seafood. Learn why selenium matters, how much one Brazil nut can provide,...

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Understanding Histamines and Wild Seafood

Ashley Besecker, RDN
By Ashley Besecker, RDN

Registered dietitian Ashley Besecker on histamine intolerance — what histamines are, which foods carry them, and what handling and freezing have to do with seafood.

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How Often Should You Eat Wild Seafood: It’s Easier than You Think!

By Declan Chapin

How often to eat wild seafood, what the American Heart Association and the FDA actually recommend, and six easy ways to work it into the...

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Make Waves with Your 2024 Resolutions: 10 Simple Tips to Eat More Seafood This Year

Make Waves with Your 2024 Resolutions: 10 Simple Tips to Eat More Seafood This Year

By Declan Chapin

Cooking seafood can feel intimidating. Ten small, practical habits, from shopping smarter to keeping prep simple, that make it a regular part of dinner.

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Seafood and Sleep: Foods to Promote Restful Nights for Students

By Declan Chapin

Late nights and early classes wear anyone down. Here is how omega-3-rich seafood like salmon fits into a routine that helps students actually rest.

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Gout pain and symptoms in the feet and how seafood may help prevent or ease symptoms

Seafood for Gout

Ashley Besecker, RDN
By Ashley Besecker, RDN

Gout is a painful form of arthritis linked to uric acid buildup and dietary purines. While many people are told to avoid seafood entirely, research...

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Omega-3 Keys from Dr. Bill Harris

Ashley Besecker
By Ashley Besecker

Key takeaways from a lecture by Dr. Bill Harris, who developed the Omega-3 Index — measuring your level, why both EPA and DHA matter, how...

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3 Keys to Becoming (& Staying) a Strong Dad

By YMP Team

Heart health, knowing your numbers, and cooling inflammation — three things that shape men's health, and where a couple of servings of wild seafood each...

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A title card reading Nutrients and Brain Health, Dr. Rhonda Patrick, Huberman Lab, with photographs of both speakers

5 Key Takeaways From the Experts on Omega-3's

Ashley Besecker
By Ashley Besecker

What Dr. Andrew Huberman and Dr. Rhonda Patrick have said about omega-3s, and the five takeaways we found most useful — on intake, on what...

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