7 Things to Know About Tuna for Fat Loss
If you are like me and you have been eating fairly clean, you probably regularly have tuna.
Unless of course you can’t stand the smell. Hi Jill. Or are allergic to fish. Hi Christine.
I eat about six cans a week.
If you are just getting into eating better (congratulations) to help with fat loss, might I suggest eating tuna.
See above.
There is a lot of seeming conflicting data about how healthy tuna is for you.
Good for you. Not good for you. Too much mercury. Negligible levels.
It’s enough to make your head spin. Linda Blair anyone?
So I did some research to help you make up your mind about adding tuna to your clean eating menu.
Here are 7 things about tuna I believe that you should know:
1. Tuna is a name given to a wide variety of fish species. Canned white tuna is albacore. Light tuna can be any number of fish, including skipjack, tongol, yellowfin and bigeye.
2. White tuna a.k.a. albacore has the highest levels of mercury but the levels in all the other varieties a.k.a. light tuna are pretty low.
3. The average person can safely consume about 1 can of white tuna a week and about 1 can of light every 3 days and not have to worry about mercury. If you are pregnant or want to become pregnant it is safer to stick to the light variety. Also, young children should stick to the light varieties only.
4. A regular can ot tuna has gone from 6 ounces to 5 ounces due to economic factors.
5. A can ot white tuna has 160 calories with 22 grams of protein and 8 grams of fat. While a can light tuna has 100 calories with 22 grams of protein and 1 gram of fat.
6. Albacore contains high amounts of healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Eating this kind of fat has been shown to help increase fat burning and speed up recovery time.
7. If you feel that there is still to much fat in your tuna even when you add light mayo, try 2% Greek yogurt instead. Greek yogurt is higher in protein and lower in fat.
I hope after reading these 7 thing about tuna, you feel pretty confident that adding it to your diet is a no brainer. Oh by the way eating fish has been associate with better memory. It’s not called brain food for nothing.
Your friend and trainer,
Paul
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