For best results, cook fresh, unfrozen fish the same day you buy it. Healthy Idea Add lowfat shellfish to your diet - they're not as high in cholesterol as once thought. Shellfish and Cholesterol You can eat your shellfish and keep your cholesterol intake low too. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Human Nutrition Information Service Handbook 8-15. Missing numbers note lack of reliable data or uncertain presence.
All values are approximate and vary from one fish to the next.
Salmon may help prevent heart attacks. In a recent study, people who ate a 3-oz. serving of salmon every week had only half the rate of cardiac arrest of people who didn't. Researchers believe the omega-3 fatty acids found in fresh salmon may help fortify heart muscle cells.