Eating plenty of fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids -- such as tuna and salmon -- may reduce the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration [known as neovascular AMD], a new study says.
The study findings are published in the May issue of the journal Archives of Ophthalmology.
Fish, fish, fish! That's all I read in the papers these days - nothing but stories about how piscine-rich diets confer a clearly unfair health advantage over those centered around consumption of flesh from cloven hoofed animals.
What if I'm a hearty meat-and-potatoes type and suddenly I come across this story while tucking into my breakfast steak some morning? Wouldn't I feel a bit discriminated against? Might I just set my jaw and announce to the world that "It just ain't fair!" Why, this type of abuse could even endanger my life - just look at this headline, also from today:
"Unfair Treatment Boosts Heart Attack Risk"
Of course, I could always start cooking a filet or two, in between the pot roasts and porterhouses that bring such tidings of comfort and joy. I wonder how much fish you have to eat in order to avoid going blind...
Higher fish consumption, both total and broiled/baked, was also inversely associated with neovascular AMD," the authors wrote. They said that eating more than two medium (4-ounce) servings of fish a week, or more than one medium serving of broiled or baked fish, was associated with a lower risk for advanced AMD.
Two four-once servings - is that all? I was afraid you had to cram it in like you were at the Feeding of the Five Thousand. I suppose I could tell Jeeves to tell the cook to prepare a fish dish every Monday and Thursday - or maybe I should just hold off until I need glasses...
Too bad our friends in the fast-food industry can't put a little docosahexaenoic acid in their hamburgers - or would that just be playing to our vices?
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And by 2048, all the commercial fish species will have collapsed...
These health messages are dangerous because all the fish in the oceans and rivers won't be enough to get such a diet for the people they target.
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/38799/newsDate/3-Nov-2006/story.htm
Posted by: Sophie | May 16, 2007 3:53 AM
Is she saying that we have too many people in the world to feed?
Posted by: emmy | May 16, 2007 9:47 AM