20 Recipes Full of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

As the editor of BA’s health column, I hear about, read about, and talk about omega-3 fatty acids as often as The Foodist writes about uni. Omega-3s are polyunsaturated fatty acids your body needs to function. The catch? We can only get them through foods. So basically, they're shorthand for “healthy,” thanks to their huge range of potential benefits: They’re thought to reduce the risk of heart disease, fight inflammation, even lessen symptoms of depression. Some good news this week reveals that omega-3s are linked to increased brain volume, which researchers say could be equivalent to slowing the effects of aging on the brain. If that’s not tantalizing enough to make you want to mainline wild salmon, then perhaps these 20 delicious (and, conveniently, omega-3-rich) recipes will convince you to up your intake.