| As if there was not enough confusion in | | | | developmental delays in children, but |
| the area of healthy eating, now we are | | | | you guessed it, also is linked to heart |
| faced with the fact that fish is either | | | | damage in adults. It is also linked to |
| really good for you, or it is going to | | | | nerve and kidney damage, but hey, once |
| really get you sick. Recent research has | | | | the old ticker goes that is not going to |
| shown that eating larger amounts of fish | | | | matter all that much. |
| and shellfish can significantly reduce | | | | We also have some confusion in regard to |
| your risk of heart disease. A recent | | | | feeding fish to our kids. As was already |
| report out of the Harvard School of | | | | mentioned the methyl mercury causes |
| Public Health has indicated that | | | | developmental delays, but the omega-3 |
| increased fish consumption can reduce | | | | fatty acids and some of the other key |
| the risk of death from heart disease by | | | | nutrients in fish have been shown to |
| as much as 35%. This is the kind of news | | | | contribute to accelerated brain |
| that makes the owners of Red Lobster | | | | development in infants. I guess that |
| Restaurants happy, and at the very least | | | | this is really a balance issue. The good |
| should have us all heading out to | | | | stuff gets the brain going, and the bad |
| Captain D's, but before you start | | | | stuff holds it back. The net result is a |
| munching down those fishfillet | | | | normal brain? And a kid that is not as |
| sandwiches you might want to keep | | | | hungry. Adults might see the issue the |
| reading. | | | | same way. Eating fish is going to |
| There is a significant risk of exposure | | | | protect your heart to some degree, and |
| to methyl mercury contamination in fish. | | | | damage it at the same time resulting in |
| This is a heavy metal that is not only | | | | no change. Meanwhile you get to enjoy |
| linked to learning disabilities and | | | | that Cajun baked trout! |