Benefits of Seafood for Specific Health Conditions

Accumulating scientific evidence shows that the consumption of seafood has positive health benefits for all age groups and has significantly higher benefits for certain medical conditions. Click on the links below for more detailed information on the benefits for specific medical conditions.

• Finfish and heart disease
• Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease
• Dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol
• Fish oil may help to improve blood flow
• Finfish protects against heart arrhythmia
• Finfish and high blood pressure
• Seafood and stroke
• Finfish and rheumatoid arthritis and other auto-immune diseases
• Finfish and obesity
• Seafood and cancers
• Seafood and diabetes
• Finfish and asthma
• Seafood and neural development
• Finfish and cognitive decline
• Finfish and age-related maculopathy
• Finfish and depression
• Seafood and women's health
• Seafood consumption during pregnancy and lactation
• Seafood and older people
• Seafood and indigenous Australians

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