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Salmon can help because it is a rich source of protein, vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids such as omega 3 oils – the building blocks of life.

There are two groups of omega 3 oils commonly referred to: one is sourced from plants, the other oily seafood.

The marine sourced omega 3 oils – long chain fatty acids (LC n-3) such as EPA, DPA and DHA are thought to be the most beneficial.2

Every cell in your body uses long chain fatty acids. Sixty percent of the brain is made from structural fat, primarily DHA – one of two omega 3 oils found in Tasmania’s Atlantic salmon.

CSIRO studies have shown that salmon contains between 10 and100 times as much omega 3 as beef, chicken, lamb and most other kinds of seafood.3 A look at all of the other macronutrients, vitamins and minerals found in salmon compared to other foods confirms its place as a superfood.

2 Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Nutrient Reference Values for Australia & New Zealand, p35, Commonwealth of Australia, 2006.
3 Omega Oils in Australian Seafood, CSIRO Marine Research, 22/8/1998.

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