Parents are always panicky about the right kind of diet for their children and select the perfect one based on the nutritive qualities that provide strength and boost mental growth. Medical journals are scanned to get the healthiest food options which are immediately included in the diet. It is this fad that has got the parents to include more of oily fishes in the children’s diet to help increase their memory and fare better in examinations.
However, for a change this inclusion is actually nutritious and tasty. Fish, especially the oily one is said to be high in the Omega-3 fatty acids that provide the body with the essential antioxidants that slow up the ageing process and boost memory. The sale of Omega-3 capsules has seen a major surge in the recent years which can be attributed to the increased awareness about its role in memory enhancement. But the parents have found a cheaper and more organic alternative to these capsules in the oily fishes which is its main source.
This has resulted in an increased sale of oily fishes like sardines, salmon and anchovy by about 23 percent according to industry body Seafish. Even the sale of the earlier ignored mackerel has gone up by 26 percent. The sale of oily fishes contributed by the health benefits is doubled by the variety of methods it can be cooked in that is promoted by TV chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Hugh Fearnley- Whittingstall. In addition to all these, even the Food Standards Agency has advised people to eat two major portions of fish every week one of which should be of the oily variety.
Via: mail on sunday