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The key to successful weight loss lies in your lifestyle–particularly in your diet. It’s important that you fuel your body with foods that will help promote a healthy metabolism that can burn calories and transport energy efficiently. Not sure which foods are the best for weight loss? Fitness experts say it’s best to optimize your diet by incorporating fat-burning foods like salmon into your weight loss meals.
"Fresh salmon is an especially good choice because it contains an abundance of beneficial nutrients," explains Dr. Preeti Malladi of Malladi Bariatrics. "Eating salmon for weight loss is especially effective if it is part of an overall healthy diet. This will include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other nutritious foods."
Dr. Malladi notes that salmon's key nutrients are omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B-12, and selenium. Here's how each nutrient plays a role in weight loss and improving your overall health:
Omega-3 fatty acids: Improve heart health and reduce blood pressure.
Vitamin B-12: Assists your metabolism and nervous system function.
Selenium: Helps your immune system, thyroid, and fertility.
In addition to being an excellent protein for weight loss, experts say eating salmon can also help improve the quality and appearance of your skin as well. In fact, celebrities like Victoria Beckham rely on the fatty fish to help maintain their ageless and radiant complexions!
“I see a dermatologist in LA, called Dr. Harold Lancer, who is incredible,” the fashion designer said in an interview with The Edit back in 2016. “I’ve known him for years—he sorted my skin out.” Beckham says she used to have “really problematic skin” until she started eating more salmon, on Lancer’s advice. “He said to me, ‘You have to eat salmon every single day,’” she recalled. “I said, ‘Really, every day?’ And he said, ‘Yes; breakfast, lunch or dinner, you have to eat it every single day.'”
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Not a fan of salmon? Taking a daily fish oil supplement will also do the trick!
Talk to your doctor to see if you could benefit from adding salmon and/or fish oil supplements to your weight loss routine.
