salmon

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Introduction

Fish of the family Salmonidae. Chinook, Atlantic & Sockeye salmon.

Salmon are relatively high in omega-3 fatty acids.[3]

Farmed salmon contain significantyl more dioxin than wild salmon.[2][4]

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References

  1. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Miriam-Webster Inc. Springfield, MA 1990
  2. 2.0 2.1 Netscape May 11, 2005
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sidhu KS. Health benefits and potential risks related to consumption of fish or fish oil. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2003 Dec;38(3):336-44. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14623484
  4. 4.0 4.1 Isosaari P, Kiviranta H, Lie O, Lundebye AK, Ritchie G, Vartiainen T. Accumulation and distribution of polychlorinated dibenzo-p- dioxin, dibenzofuran, and polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Environ Toxicol Chem. 2004 Jul;23(7):1672-9. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15230320