"Lower the chance of dying of a woman eating a whole small fish by about 30%"
Aug 19, 2024
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A research team from Nagoya University in Japan tracked about 81,000 male and female subjects aged 35 to 69 for about nine years to observe the association between the frequency of small fish intake and the risk of death.
As a result, women who consumed small fish one to three times a month were about 32% less likely to die over a 9-year period than those who rarely ate.
Cancer mortality was also found to be about 28% lower when consumed one to three times a month. However, a similar trend was observed for men, but the difference was not statistically significant.
In this regard, the research team said, "Small fish can be easily eaten by anyone, including the head, bones, and organs, and can be consumed as a whole."Including small fish into a daily diet can be a simple and effective strategy to extend women's lifespans." he said.
It also explained that in addition to vitamin A and calcium, unique nutrients and physiologically active substances contained in small fish may be involved in reducing the risk of death.
The findings were recently published in the journal Public Health Nutrition.
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