What Happens If You Only Eat Sardines for 5 Days?
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 31 March 2026
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
What would happen if you did a 5-day sardine fast? Discover the powerful health benefits of sardines, omega-3 fatty acids, and what to expect from this cheap superfood.
0:00 Introduction: Eating sardines for 5 days
0:52 Sardines nutrition
2:04 Sardine diet: What to expect
5:34 Omega-3 benefits
6:17 Are sardines mercury-safe?
7:26 More benefits of omega-3 fatty acids
9:03 Sardine fast day 4
9:49 Taurine in sardines
10:57 Sardine diet results
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Sardines are one of the most nutrient-dense foods on planet Earth! At less than $2.00 per can, you can’t beat this cheap superfood.
A clinical trial out of Barcelona showed a significantly decreased risk of diabetes in people who added 2 cans of sardines to their diet per week. With such promising results, what would happen if you ate 3 cans of sardines per day for 5 days?
Sardines contain high-quality protein, EPA, DHA, calcium, vitamins D and B12, selenium, phosphorus, and taurine.
Three cans of sardines per day provide 2700 mg of omega-3 fatty acids! Omega-3 fatty acids contain resolvins that turn off inflammation, especially in high doses.
After a sardine fast, you’ll notice weight loss, improved mood, decreased hunger and cravings, improved thyroid function, flexible joints, better sleep, and more.
Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 60, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals and author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.
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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients, so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose, and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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| 0:00.0 | What would happen if you only ate sardines for five days? Sardines are one of the most nutrient-dense |
| 0:04.9 | foods on planet Earth. It costs less than $2 per can, and it's not really even on the radar |
| 0:10.4 | of many doctors, and definitely not talked about by Big Pharma, because a clinical trial came out |
| 0:16.7 | out of Barcelona that I want to share with you. Roughly they had 150 people. They divided them in two |
| 0:22.3 | groups. One of the groups just added two cans of sardines per week. And the other group did not. |
| 0:32.1 | And the group that just added two cans of these per week cut their diabetic risk from 37% down to 8%. And the lead researcher |
| 0:41.1 | called this a huge scientific discovery. My question was, what would happen if you added three |
| 0:47.6 | of these cans every single day for five straight days? In one can of sardines, you have basically 23 grams of protein. Okay, it's high |
| 0:57.0 | quality protein. You have 900 milligrams of a combination of EPA in DHA. Both of these combined |
| 1:05.1 | are omega-3 fatty acids. You also have 382 milligrams of calcium. We have 348% of your B12. |
| 1:14.3 | You have vitamin D. |
| 1:16.0 | You have selenium phosphorus. |
| 1:18.1 | And then we have touring, which is interesting. |
| 1:19.8 | I'm going to actually get into that. |
| 1:21.1 | But of course, all of these right here times three, |
| 1:25.5 | because you're eating three cans of them per day. |
| 1:28.3 | And I want to touch just on this right here, |
| 1:30.3 | 900 milligrams of omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA. |
| 1:34.3 | Do you know what an average American consumes? |
| 1:37.3 | Roughly about 100 milligrams of EPA and DHA every single day. |
| 1:41.3 | But if we eat times this times three, we're talking about 2,700 milligrams of EPA |
| 1:48.4 | in DHA, which will take your levels to a whole new range, a therapeutic level, and the things that |
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