Fishy, fishy!

[HelloHockeyFans]

Seafood benefits outweigh risks, government says



"The benefits of cardiovascular health from eating seafood, including farm fish, far outweigh the risk of cancer from environmental contaminants," said Dr. William Hogarth of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the group that commissioned the report.

Women of child-bearing age and children under 12 can eat up to 12 ounces of seafood a week without worrying about getting too much mercury, the report said; six ounces can be albacore tuna, and fish lower in mercury are also good choices.

For other adults, adding fish to the diet could reduce the risk of heart disease. The report says that if they eat more than two servings of fish a week they should choose a variety to reduce the chance consuming excess contaminants that might be found in any single species.

There's additional evidence coming in from a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association this week. In the study researchers from Harvard School of Public Health found that even just eating 1 to 2 servings of fish a week reduced the risk of death from heart disease by 36 percent, and overall death by 17 percent. They say consuming 250 milligrams of omega-3 fatty acids a day -- t he equivilant of 6 ounces a week of wild salmon or other oily fish -- could prevent heart disease.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/10/17...nes/index.html

So how much fish do you eat? Personally, I love fish and eat it twice a week steamed (usually trout) and have about 5 tins of tuna a week.

[AC]

Countdown to fotze's comment: 5....4....3....

[Regulator75]

We have Basa fillets at least once a week. (steamed, pan fried)
Salmon and Ahi Tuna steaks when they are on sale.

The wife doesn't do red meat, so it's usually fish / chicken when she's cooking.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans

In the study researchers from Harvard School of Public Health found that even just eating 1 to 2 servings of fish a week reduced the risk of death from heart disease by 36 percent, and overall death by 17 percent. .

I'm fairly certain that no matter what changes you make to your diet, it's pretty tought to get your chance of death anywhere south of 100%.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans

Seafood benefits outweigh risks, government says



"The benefits of cardiovascular health from eating seafood, including farm fish, far outweigh the risk of cancer from environmental contaminants," said Dr. William Hogarth of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the group that commissioned the report.

Women of child-bearing age and children under 12 can eat up to 12 ounces of seafood a week without worrying about getting too much mercury, the report said; six ounces can be albacore tuna, and fish lower in mercury are also good choices.

For other adults, adding fish to the diet could reduce the risk of heart disease. The report says that if they eat more than two servings of fish a week they should choose a variety to reduce the chance consuming excess contaminants that might be found in any single species.

There's additional evidence coming in from a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association this week. In the study researchers from Harvard School of Public Health found that even just eating 1 to 2 servings of fish a week reduced the risk of death from heart disease by 36 percent, and overall death by 17 percent. They say consuming 250 milligrams of omega-3 fatty acids a day -- t he equivilant of 6 ounces a week of wild salmon or other oily fish -- could prevent heart disease.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/10/17...nes/index.html

So how much fish do you eat? Personally, I love fish and eat it twice a week steamed (usually trout) and have about 5 tins of tuna a week.

Leave those trout alone!

[HelloHockeyFans]

Originally Posted by fotze

I wasn't even thinking of that. That aspect of it seems to go away after high school, which may explain why its on your mind, WARSAW CLAM MUNCHER BOY!

I thought it was not even debateable that seafood was good for you. Of course how its prepared makes a difference.

Well, it's been found that some seafood contains high levels of mercury, which slows down the development of the brain in humans. They recommend that children and pregnant women don't consume too much seafood.

[Resolute 14]

Cant stand seafood at all.

So much so that my roommate used to cook herself seafood dishes so that I would take the garbage out *immediately* rather than let that odor infest the room.

[Sylvanfan]

I used to have Salmon once a week and Tuna sandwiches for lunch every day. I'm trying to get back into the habit of eating more fish, but my wife was traumatized by the Little Mermaid 15 years ago if you can belive that and won't eat anything seafood. So as a result I don't eat as much as I used to.

I'll never forget an old room mate I had though. We were in Paris on a tour of Europe and walked by a seafood shop. One of the guys said he smelled seafood and how much he loved shrimp, crab and muscles. There just happened to be an Australian girl named Katie walking in our group. All of a sudden this guy blurts out "Hmm....Smells like Katie". Every time I smell fish now, I think to myself "smells like Katie"

[Looger]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

I used to have Salmon once a week and Tuna sandwiches for lunch every day. I'm trying to get back into the habit of eating more fish, but my wife was traumatized by the Little Mermaid 15 years ago if you can belive that and won't eat anything seafood. So as a result I don't eat as much as I used to.

you can tell her that the new style of nets barely trap any mermaids these days.