Small Fish, Big Health: Medical Wellness Association Declares 2026 the “Year of the Sardine”
The Medical Wellness Association (MWA), in its mission to improve wellness of the World’s consumers, has declared 2026 as “The Year of the Sardine”. The aim is to educate and inspire consumers across the globe on the wellness benefits of eating real, nutritionally dense foods--with sardines being one of the optimal and most affordable choices available. “Given the consistent worsening of wellness metrics across most of the developed world, it is clear the wellness community needs to course-correct its recommendations to the public. Metabolic Health is rapidly being revealed in research as an underlying key to wellness, from preventing classic metabolic diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver, to cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, and even kidney and liver dysfunction”, says Dr. Christopher Breuleux, President of the USA based MWA. According to MWA Board Member and Faculty Member, James Michael Laffety, “sardines represent one of the stronge...

