2 Peter 1:5-7 - Make every effort to supplement your faith with
virtue, virtue with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, SELF-CONTROL with
endurance, endurance with devotion, devotion with mutual affection, mutual
affection with love
Seafood provides a good source of protein, but contains less fat than other animal protein sources.
It is generally low in cholesterol, which is
important for heart health.
It’s rich in vitamins and minerals including
iodine, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B.
One of its
major seafood health benefits comes from their abundance of Omega-3
fatty acids, a type of polyunsaturated fat.
These Omega-3 fats have some anti-inflammatory
properties, and these can work against an excess of Omega-6 fatty acids, which
are found in vegetable oils and some seeds.
Omega-6 fats are essential nutrients found in
most vegetable oils, made from plants like sunflower, sesame, and corn.
However, consuming too much of these Omega-6 fats
can promote inflammation in the body, which is associated with diseases like
arthritis, and inflammatory diseases like asthma.
Conversely, Omega-3 fats found in seafood can
help counter this negative effect.
Once not an eater of a seafood, avoiding bad fats
becomes even more significant.
If a vegetarian, it's probably a good idea to use
olive oil or canola oil as cooking oil which are not high in the Omega-6 fatty
acids.”
Linseeds, chia seeds, walnuts and soybeans are
vegetarian sources of some Omega-3 fats but seafood is the most common source.
Swordfish, salmon, mackerel, sardines have much
higher levels of the Omega-3 fatty acids.
One does not need to eat that much seafood to get
its health benefits - eat from one-point-four to two-point-eight servings of
fish per week, about 140 to 280 grams of fish per week (for adult) and
proportionally less for adolescents and children- eating significantly more
seafood than the recommended doesn't seem have any advantage. In fact, it’s a sin.
Gluttony is a disordered
appetite (obsession either by excess or defect) - Catechism of the Catholic
Church CCC #1866. Food is for the body,
but the body is not the center of life. Eating excessively can mask a spiritual
hunger that only God can gratify.
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