Would you rather have fish or beef? How about fish and pork? Well, if you are the betting kind, place your odds on fish. Indeed, fish is deemed more healthful when it comes to nutrition and here are some reasons why it is thought as such. Of course, these observations are not always validated by medical science. Nonetheless, here are some startling observations that may serve as food for thought when eating your favorite fish dish.

Eating fish may actually&

• Lower the rate at which the liver manufactures fat.
  
  
• Reduce the tendency of blood to clot.
  
  
• Repair the arteries damaged by lack of oxygen owing to fatty deposits.
  
  
• Lower blood pressure.
  
  
• Lower the risk of oral and digestive tract cancer by as much as 40 percent, and esophageal cancer by as much as 30.
  
  
• Inhibit tumor growth.
  
  
• Prove beneficial to rheumatoid arthritis. Fish oil is thought to lower joint swelling, ease morning stiffness and lessen fatigue in people.
  
  
• Help block breast cancer, since the omega-3 fatty acid in fish boosts the immune system's ability to respond to developing tumors.

Besides the above health benefits, eating fish may also provide one with vitamins and minerals essential for health. These include Vitamin A and D. vitamins in B group like nicotinic acid; and Vitamin C (which is largely lost in cooking) are also present in fish. Likewise, iodine, phosphorus, calcium and copper are found in fish and other seafood.