Fwd: The 4 Best Fish for Your Body

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12/29/08

ENJOY FISH WITHOUT FEAR

Experts say the health benefits of eating fish outweigh the potential risks

Eating fish is good for you—it’s loaded with protein, iron, omega-3 fatty acids (the “good fat†that reduces harmful cholesterol, lowers blood pressure, and prevents blood clots), and selenium (a mineral that prevents cellular damage). But since it’s also often served with a dose of harmful mercury, you can definitely have too much of a good thing.

That’s exactly why actor and star of HBO’s Entourage Piven left his current role in the Broadway revival of “Speed-the-Plow†earlier this month. Piven was diagnosed with mercury poisoning, likely fro

m eating too much fish.

How much is too much? It’s hard to say, according to Gray, senior analyst at the Environmental Working Group (EWG). “The appropriate amount depends on the kind of fish you’re eating and on your weight,†Gray says.

The higher the fish is on the food chain, the higher its mercury content. So you’re much better off swapping fancy fish entrees like shark, swordfish, tilefish, and tuna for wild salmon, summer flounder, shrimp, or any white fish.

Don’t deny yourself fish altogether. “In every analysis I’ve ever seen, the benefits of fish so outweigh the potential downside that it’s almost malpractice to advise someone to avoid fish in order to avoid mercury,†says Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.

Check out what else Dr. Bowden says20about the pros and cons of your next fish dish.

And now that you know which fish is best for your health, pick the catch that’s also the best for the environment. The earth (and your body) will thank you.

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Fresh sardines, macakerel and Spanish macakerel are great choices.

They are smaller, oily fish and also relatively cheaper. The first

two are also widely available canned. Shrimp is not a fish, it doesnt

have the omega oils that fish has. Also it is very high in cholesterol.

>

> Eating fish is good for you†" it’s loaded with protein, iron,

omega-3 fatty acids (the “good fat†that reduces harmful

cholesterol, lowers blood pressure, and prevents blood clots), and

selenium (a mineral that prevents cellular damage). But since it’s

also often served with a dose of harmful mercury, you can definitely

have too much of a good thing.

>

> That’s exactly why actor and star of HBO’s Entourage

Piven left his current role in the Broadway revival of

“Speed-the-Plow†earlier this month. Piven was diagnosed with

mercury poisoning, likely from eating too much fish.

>

> How much is too much? It’s hard to say, according to Gray,

senior analyst at the Environmental Working Group (EWG). “The

appropriate amount depends on the kind of fish you’re eating and on

your weight,†Gray says.

>

> The higher the fish is on the food chain, the higher its mercury

content. So you’re much better off swapping fancy fish entrees like

shark, swordfish, tilefish, and tuna for wild salmon, summer flounder,

shrimp, or any white fish.

>

> Don’t deny yourself fish altogether. “In every analysis I’ve

ever seen, the benefits of fish so outweigh the potential downside

that it’s almost malpractice to advise someone to avoid fish in

order to avoid mercury,†says Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.

>

> Check out what else Dr. Bowden says about the pros and cons of yo

> ur next fish dish.

>

> And now that you know which fish is best for your health, pick the

catch that’s also the best for the environment. The earth (and your

body) will thank you.

>