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Be happy, eat seafood: Lecture emphasizes “lost” benefits of eating fish
NARRAGANSETT—Fish—all kinds of fish—are safe to eat. That is the message Doris Hicks, Delaware Sea Grant seafood technology specialist, would like people to know. While the risks from mercury and PCBs are well publicized, Hicks says that oftentimes, “The good message gets lost.” She rattles off a list of some of the benefits of eating fish—“Seafood is a nutrient-dense, low-calorie food, it’s a good source of protein, it’s easy to digest, and what fat it does have is a good fat—omega-3 fatty acids that reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease, some types of cancer, and different types of immune disorders, as well as some types of post-partum depression in women.” Hicks says that women of childbearing age or who are pregnant or nursing as well as young children should stay away from tilefish, swordfish, shark, and king mackerel, but that these fish are safe for others to eat. And everyone can safely eat a number of other fish, including much-maligned salmon. Hicks will speak about these issues at her lecture “Be Happy, Eat Seafood: Balancing the Benefits and Risks” on Thursday, August 3, at 7 p.m. at the Coastal Institute Auditorium at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography in Narragansett. Sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant and the URI Cooperative Extension/Nutrition and Food Sciences Department. The lecture is free, but seating is limited, so please contact Jean Gallo at (401) 874-6842 or jgallo@gso.uri.edu to reserve your seat. For directions, visit http://gso.uri.edu/aboutGSO/directions.html. Return to News |