Restrict calories to maintain a healthy weight. Chances are you're fish-deficient. Just doubling that amount could do wonders for your health. Fish is good medicine even after a heart attack. British researchers showed that eating fatty fish, such as 5 ounces of salmon, twice a week after a heart attack cut death rates by one third over the next two years.
Danish studies show that the people who eat the most oily fish have the clearest arteries.
So the daily eating of fatty fish, such as a salmon or tuna steak, or a can of sardines packed in their own oil, may make arthritis sufferers feel better. Other research suggests that fish oil helps thwart the occurrence and spread of breast cancer. The Japanese eat three times more fish than Americans eat, and their breast cancer rate is five times lower. Grilling is fine occasionally, but the reaction between fish protein and grilling's high heat can create low levels of cancer-causing agents. If you buy fresh fish, look for firm flesh and bright eyes.