Word: mackerel
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...Fish, particularly oily fish, can concentrate toxins in their flesh. The heavy metal mercury is a particular concern. Among fish with the highest levels of mercury: swordfish, shark, tilefish and king mackerel...
...much postconflict stuff in writing until we got into Kuwait" on March 17, two days before the war began. Adams says that as far back as January, when Garner first convened his staff, a sense of foreboding hung over the enterprise. "Right from the beginning, we said, 'Holy mackerel, we don't have enough time to do this,'" Adams says. "We were still building the team about the time we deployed...
...exuberant raconteur who delights in overruling his guest's orders. For starters, Lord firmly suggests either the crab cakes mingled with kangaroo and served with nori or the tortillalike summer roll stuffed with scallops, shrimp and sesame sauce. And when my dinner companion chooses the blackened mackerel, Lord refuses to give it to him. "You'll be much happier with the soft-shell crab," he says as he walks away with the menus. Grudgingly, my tablemate later concurs that the soft-shell crabs with green papaya and mango were like nothing he'd ever tasted...
...TUNA An FDA advisory panel has urged the agency to warn pregnant women to limit the amount of canned tuna they eat because it contains mercury, which can harm the nervous system of an unborn child. (Last year the FDA advised pregnant women not to eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel or tilefish, but it did not include tuna on the list.) Health officials say there is no need for women to cut out tuna entirely but advise that it may be prudent to limit consumption to one can a week if they eat other fish, or two if tuna...
...less than once a month. Another study compared blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids from fish and found that men with the highest levels had an 81% lower risk of sudden cardiac death than those with the lowest levels. Bottom line: eat oily fish like salmon and mackerel at least twice a week...