Chef David Kamen shows you how to fight obesity, cancer and
heart disease with the help of a healthy diet. The key to eating
heart-smart is to learn to add flavor to healthy foods without
the addition of bad fat or salt. Salmon, however is bursting
with the healthy, unsaturated fat and Omega-3′s that the body
needs to function properly. Unsaturated fats come mostly from
plant sources and are liquid at room temperature. They can be
either monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. Foods high in
monounsaturated fat include avocados, olives, peanuts, as well
as canola, olive, almond, hazelnut, and peanut oils. Foods high
in polyunsaturated fat include fatty fish, nuts and vegetable
oils such as safflower and sunflower. Omega-3 fatty acids are
polyunsaturated fatty acids. They are found in certain cold-
water fish such as salmon, mackerel, albacore tuna, sardines,
and lake trout. Omega-3′s may help prevent heart disease because
they lower triglycerides and reduce blood clotting. They may
also lower blood pressure and pre