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People seeking the heart-protective powers of omega-3 fatty acids in fish have been warned about the mercury, dioxins and PCBs that they might be consuming with their meal. But a study from the Harvard School of Public Health showed that while those contaminants pose a danger, particularly for women of childbearing age, for most people the benefits of fish outweigh the risks. Eat modest servings of fish each week--particularly salmon and bluefish--and you may reduce your risk of coronary heart disease 36%. Elsewhere, researchers at Louisiana State University reported that omega-3s can help protect cells...
...media attention...over the potential risks associated with contaminants that are found in fish, such that people were reducing the amount of fish they consumed,” said Rimm. According to Rim, the media inflated a study published two years ago highlighting harmful dioxins and PCBs in some fish. These chemicals do exist in fish, but account for only 9% of their total presence in the US food supply, according to the HSPH study. Rimm also said that the hazards of fish-eating primarily apply to people in a susceptible stage of life and those who overindulge fish cravings...
...problem. Thorny-headed worms dropped into the ocean by seabirds are known to be killing otters, as are toxic algae blooms triggered by urea, a key ingredient in fertilizer. And sea otters, because they feed on shellfish that tend to accumulate whatever floats their way, are particularly susceptible to PCBS and other man-made pollutants...
...English classes are taught entirely in Polish. In times like these, we all need our potatoes. Americans, on the other hand, epitomize the anti-potato attitude. If not carbohydrates, we worry about carcinogenic vegetables, radioactive cell phones, and toxic seafood. Incidentally, small talk on Polish trains never gets near PCBs or farmed Alaskan salmon. Americans wonder if what’s on their plate will do them in. Poles wonder if you’d like some more potatoes. So, it seems I’m in for a potatoey summer, but should you decide to visit, you won?...
...store," explains A.C. Gallo, the other half of the co-president, co-COO team. That means no artificial colors, additives or preservatives. For meat, it means no antibiotics, hormones and animal by-products in the feeds, including in deli meats. For fish, it means no antibiotics, mercury or PCBS. (Whole Foods owns a seafood supplier on each coast...