1. You may fall shorter on omega-3 fats than you think.
Many people think seafood is the best way to get omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, but shrimp doesn’t make the cut. Walnuts, chia seeds, and flaxseeds are also good sources, though.
Fish like herring, sardines, and Atlantic salmon have the most omega-3 fats. A three-ounce serving of cooked herring, sardines, or Atlantic salmon has between 1.19 and 1.83 grams of total omega-3s. On the other hand, a cooked three-ounce serving of shrimp only has about 0.24 grams of omega-3s in total. Adult men should get 1.6 grams of ALA (alpha-linolenic acid) omega-3 fats per day, and adult women who are not pregnant or nursing should get 1.1 grams per day.
The point of this isn’t to tell you to eat less shrimp but to let you know that if you want to get omega-3s from seafood, you should still eat more fatty fish than shrimp.