Is sushi actually good for you?

Consisting of mostly fish and vegetables, sushi can seem like a healthy meal option – but watch out for the soy sauce. Forget ham and cheese or egg mayo sandwiches, sushi is now a lunchtime staple with its dizzying array of omega-3-rich raw fish, seaweed and fresh and pickled vegetables . A veritable health powerhouse in neat packaging, you might think.

But is it actually any good for us? What does sushi contain? Sushi typically refers to raw fish, such as salmon or tuna, and sushi rice that is wrapped in a sheet of dried seaweed called nori. It may also be filled with slices of omelette or fresh, crunchy vegetables (such as cucumber, avocado or pepper) and topped with salmon roe or sesame seeds..