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WalterSear on Feb 26, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Depression is an inflammatory disease; where does ...

Farmed salmon doesn't have the useful amounts of omega-3s, since they don't produce actually produce them. Wild salmon eat krill, which eat algae, that are ultimately the source.

thomasjoulin on Feb 27, 2014 [–]

Any source on that? Here[1] it says otherwise : "farmed salmon generally has more omega-3s, it is sometimes a more healthful choice than wild."

[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/why-farmed-salm...

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