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...data over more than 50 years, he and a team of 13 researchers in four countries have come to a stunning conclusion. By the middle of this century, fishermen will have almost nothing left to catch. "None of us regular working folk are going to be able to afford seafood," says Stephen Palumbi, a Stanford University marine biologist and co-author of the study published in Science. "It's going to be too rare and too expensive...
...tell that to your local sushi chef. Over the past three decades, the fish export trade has grown fourfold, to 30 million tons, and its value has increased ninefold, to $71 billion. The dietary attractiveness of seafood has stoked demand. About 90% of the ocean's big predators--like cod and tuna--have been fished out of existence. Increasingly, fish and shrimp farms are filling the shortfall. Though touted as a solution to overfishing, many of them have--along with rampant coastal development, climate change and pollution--devastated the reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds where many commercially valuable fish hatch...
...contradiction in terms," says Roy Baumeister, a social psychologist at Florida State. That contradiction is a particular risk for online daters who pay consultants to transform their lives into compelling advertisements. Fran Hartman, a bubbly New Hampshire widow, had posted a Yahoo! Personals ad touting her fondness for seafood and back rubs, and herself as "a young looking 66 year old grandmother. I still work as a courier for a lab company. I love to feel wanted and needed." But when she didn't meet a suitable man, Hartman, now 67, paid New York City--based PersonalsTrainer $159.95 to polish...
...only be wary of “fish that are particularly high in mercury like swordfish or king mackerel,” according to Rimm. The study also shows pronounced alimentary rewards from fish, mainly their protein and omega-3 fatty acids. The researchers emphasized two statistics related to seafood intake: a 36% decrease in the risk of death from heart disease and a 17% reduction in total mortality. Only two servings of fish a week are requisite to garner these benefits. Though this study may give relief to some, Harvard students don’t seem to have bitten...
...smaller scale, many restaurants in Harvard Square are taking the initiative to eliminate trans fats from their menus. Very few use partially hydrogenated oil, even for foods generally seen as less healthy, such as pizza or burgers. Legal Seafood and Pizzeria Uno are among the restaurants leading the elimination of trans fats in the United States, according to their websites. Au Bon Pain is now also offering many trans fat-free options...