Health Benefits Associated with Seafood Consumption

Handbook of Seafood Quality, Safety and Health Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 367-379

  Nunes, Maria Leonor ^a   Bandarra, Narcisa Maria ^a   Batista, Irineu ^a  

^a National Institute of Biological Resources   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amount of connective tissue in fish and shellfish muscle quite low, softening and dissolving readily when heated; Cardioprotector effect coronary heart disease (CHD) association of long chain n 3 PUFA and cardiovascular disease (CVD); Chemical composition of fish products varies among species, and fish to another; Effect of cooking on nutritional value; Fish and shellfish use in human nutrition well documented since ancient times; Health applications of seafood; Health benefits associated with seafood consumption; Health benefits of fish products strongly correlated to protein quality; Proteins, for human body growth and development maintenance and repairing of damaged tissues; Seafood, important source of nutrients fundamental for a balanced diet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881312324     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444325546.ch29     Document Type: Chapter

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