People who are not big fans of meat wonder whether fish can fully replace meat in the diet. If the answer is yes, how much of it should be eaten?
Dr. Marina
One of the healthiest diets, the Mediterranean diet, includes fish, seafood, and cheese as sources of animal protein. This diet is suitable for most people to improve health, prevent cardiovascular diseases and obesity, and improve the condition of the skin, hair, and nails.
If you eat fish and seafood, you will likely get all of the necessary protein your body needs. The chances of you having a protein deficit are small. However, it is important to remember that fish will become an adequate replacement for meat only if ===it makes up at least 12 % of the daily diet.
A study was conducted in Norway, in which the Haug family ate only fish dishes for 4 weeks to assess how it would affect their health and body condition. Before the study began, the parents and their sons underwent a complet...
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