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...higher mercury fish like white tuna, but whose warning applied only to pregnant or nursing women, women of childbearing age and young children. Though mercury overload could damage the still-developing nervous system of a baby, the scientific consensus was that for the average Joe taking in the average amount of fish, heavy with metals or not, it posed no undue threat...
Mozaffarian: No. Overall, the dangers of not eating fish [including tuna] outweigh the small possible dangers from mercury. The recommended amount for adults is to eat one or two servings of fish per week - but probably only 10% to 20% of the population in the U.S. eats sufficient fish. The real danger in this country, the real concern, is that we're not eating enough fish. That is very likely increasing our rates of death from heart disease...
...Diplomat's Doings I nostalgically enjoyed 10 questions with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright [Jan. 21]. She is right that the world has been seriously damaged by the current Administration and that the next President, whoever that poor soul may be, will have an extraordinary amount of cleaning up to do. I find it amazing that the Secretary is able to convey her feelings without rancor, hostility or bitterness. That's the mark of a true diplomat. Oren M. Spiegler Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania...
...billion Amount Americans spent on their pets in 2005, up from $17 billion a decade...
...nostalgically enjoyed 10 questions with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright [Jan. 21]. She is right that the world has been seriously damaged by the current Administration and that the next President, whoever that poor soul may be, will have an extraordinary amount of cleaning up to do. I find it amazing that the Secretary is able to convey her feelings without rancor, hostility or bitterness. That's the mark of a true diplomat. I did not realize at the time how wonderful it was to have a prudent, wise, cautious, intelligent individual like her in office. The cowboys...