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Thought for the Day: The facts on fish
Ever wonder what fish to eat, what fish to avoid, what fish is healthy, what fish is cancer-causing? I do. I'm looking into this whole fish thing. And while my search for information is in no way exhaustive and my findings are far from conclusive, I have found some interesting fishy facts and figures. Think about this: Fish definitely has health benefits. It's low in fat, high in protein, and rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Americans love this. How do I know? Because on average, each of us eats a record 16.6 pounds of fish every year. Our intake of shrimp and salmon has doubled, in fact, since 1994. Fish definitely has its drawbacks too. Headlines repeatedly warn us of dangerous contaminants in lakes, rivers, and oceans. Don't forget about mercury, the biggest fish health hazard. It's been linked to neurological problems in developing fetuses and children, making consumption of shark, swordfish, tilefish (aka golden snapper or golden bass), king mackeral, canned albacore tuna, and tuna steaks a no-no for hoards ...
Sunday Seven: Seven catches while fishing for truth
I'm still on a quest for guidance on the whole fish topic. The same few questions keep cycling through my head. How often should I eat fish? What kind of fish should I eat? What are the real health dangers surrounding fish consumption? I keep searching for answers. And now and then, I catch some good advice about the topic. If you find yourself floundering at times, like me, here are seven tips you might find helpful.
The National Academy of Sciences, the American Heart Association, and the World Health Organization all encourage regular fish consumption. Sure, there are legitimate concerns about environmental issues, but experts still say the benefits of eating a variety of fish far outweigh the risks. Eating fish protects the heart and reduces the risk for Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, strokes, depression, bipolar disorder, and our favorite topic here at this site: cancer.
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Fatty fish offers women cancer prevention
Women who include fatty fish -- salmon; herring; mackerel; lake trout; sardines; albacore tuna and seafood such as prawns, lobster, crayfish -- more than once a week into their diet significantly decrease the risk of developing kidney cancer, according to Karolinska Institutet researchers. This is the conclusion of a 15 year study of 61,433 women who reported their eating habits of including fatty fish versus leaner fish. Fish classified as leaner fish are cod; haddock; hake; pollock; sole; turbot; dogfish and shark. Lean fish does not appear to offer any cancer prevention benefit. However, fatty fish offers high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D, which are considered important in functional food cancer prevention. While this study focused on women partipants, it makes common sense that including fatty fish in more than one meal a week would benefit men and children as well. The study will be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The abstract, Long-term Fatty Fish ...
If canned tuna is a risky food -- what fish is safe to eat?
Consumer Reports has completed a review of the FDA testing on mercury levels found in canned tuna and issued new safety concerns. While the focus is on a clear alert for pregnant women and the damage mercury-contaminated tuna can cause to a developing fetus, mercury is also known to have an adverse effect on the immune system of adults. For anyone interested in cancer prevention, a healthy immune system is a vital first-line defense to keeping cancer from developing in the first place. Mercury, once consumed, can stay in the body for years. Because of the new information provided by Consumer Reports regarding the dangers of canned tuna, and because fish is an excellent cancer prevention food, here is a list of fish that have shown consistently low-levels of mercury during testing and are safe to eat daily. Wild salmon and tilapia can be safely eaten every day. Flounder, sole, mullet, Atlantic mackerel and crab can be safely eaten once a week. In addition, Consumer Reports found fish-oil supplements to be a ...
Radioactive fish breast cancer rates and a nuclear power plant
Compared to cancer rates in England and other parts of Wales, young women under 50 years of age living in the vicinity of the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in north Wales are diagnosed with breast cancer at a rate 15 times higher than the national averages. For all other cancers, the rate is double was it is in other communities. The power plant is shut down but the effects from the radioactive waste are still being felt in cancer diagnosis. ...
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Wade Boggs and Addictive Fishing Blair Wiggins fish for the cure
If you haven't tried fishing, it is one of the most relaxing, and at the same time, exciting ways to spend a day. If I want to find a center of calm and peace in my life, fishing is a guaranteed remedy to the hustle and bustle of an often too-busy lifestyle. Water is soothing, and nature has a way of resetting your internal clock to a slower more natural rhythm. National Baseball Hall of Famer Boston Red Sox Wade Boggs and television's Addictive Fishing host Captain Blair Wiggins first met through the Pediatric Cancer Foundation (PCF). On November 10-12, with other celebrities and fishermen, both will take part in the Ninth Annual Mercury Grand Slam Celebrity Fishing Tournament as part of Reel In The Cure to raise money for childhood cancers. In the meantime, on September 3rd, you can catch Boggs on the Addictive Fishing show on the FOX Sports Net (FSN) channel as he attempts to reel in the biggest redfish off Florida's Space Coast. Maybe you have to be as big a fan of fishing as we are to truly appreciate ...
Gender bender fish cause a stir
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have discovered that the hornyhead turbot fish population near Huntington
Beach are growing ovary tissue in their testes. This feminization of the fish has been linked to the accumulation of
sunblock cream residues washed into the water from beachgoers. Oxybenzone, used to protect the skin from the
ultraviolet component of sunlight, mimics oestrogen's chemical make-up and is responsible for creating the gender
bender fish. While the fish trauma is upsetting, some disturbing questions are being raised by consumers. Humans are
subjected to the oxybenzone several times over by applying the creams, ingesting the affected fish and drinking tainted
water. Sunblock manufacturers assure the general public not to worry, that hysteria could start sunblock phobias and
encourage sun cancer. All the same, I think I'll keep my sons off the beach and provide tofu burgers instead of fish
sticks for lunch. ...
Fish oil gets support for heart disease not cancer
The American Cancer Society and The American Heart Association have both made comments pertaining to a recent
study on the benefits of fish oil. It has been tried and tested for the past 30 years, with 700,000
patients. Today it was officially stated that fish oil, or more specifically omega-3 fatty acids, does
not help in the prevention of cancer. It does have many other health benefits such as reducing the risk of heart
disease, boosting brain function, and helping to keeps skin moist. The 38 studies recently conducted are too
heterogeneous, involving different groups, variety of fish oil consumption. More studies need to be considered to claim
omega-3 is beneficial in the prevention of cancer. The American Heart Association recommends at least two servings
of fish per week to help prevent heart disease. The American Cancer Society recommends fish as a protein source as
it does not contain high amounts of saturated fats which scientists have mentioned could increase risks ...
Fish oil may lessen chemotherapy side effects
Chemotherapy can cause toxic side effects that lead to nausea, lack of appetite, and malnutrition for most patients.
Concord Hospital of Sydney, Australia researchers
have discovered fish oil, high in Omega 3 fatty acids, is beneficial to patients undergoing chemotherapy. Cancers
produce inflammation that create problems with the body's ability to maximize chemotherapy drugs being administered. As
a result, larger doses of chemotherapy drugs need to be given. Omega 3 fatty acids present in fish oil counteract the
inflammation and ease the often debilitating toxic side effects of chemotherapy. "We've just
completed a trial using fish oil supplements in this circumstance and what we found in that trial is that we were able
to get patients to maintain their weight, by reducing some of the inflammatory markers of cancer. Patients tolerated
the chemotherapy fairly well," states Stephen Clarke, Concord Hospital professor. "The anti-inflammatory and
nutritional value of the fish oil has led to ...
Recipe for Healthy Living: Lime Cilantro Salmon
The term Omega-3 has become well known in recent years with studies that this healthy fat found in fish and most other seafood can reduce the risk of cancer, and particularly prostate and breast cancer. Consumption of fish has been shown to have cardiovascular health benefits like reducing triglycerides and reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Vicki's Broiled Lime Cilantro Salmon 1 whole side Salmon fillet, 3/4" thick 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice 1/4 cup fresh chopped cilantro 2 garlic cloves minced 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 lime sliced thinly
Combine cilantro, garlic, lime juice, and salt in bowl and mix well. Place fish on a plate or platter skin side down if the skin is still on, and pour mixture over fish. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for 1 hour. Spray non-stick cooking oil on broiler pan and place fish on pan. Place lime slices around on top of the fish. Place in oven about 12 inches from the heat and broil for about 6 minutes. Keep an eye on it as it ...
Amazing Omega-3 weight loss diet with exercise
University of South Australia researchers have good news for people trying to lose weight, or maintain a healthy weight, in improving their health and reducing their risks for diseases like cancer. With no other lifestyle changes, taking omega-3 fish oil supplements and engaging in moderate exercise helped people struggling with weight issues -- who are overweight or obese -- effectively burn off extra pounds. The researchers used tuna oil and sunflower oil in the study, and compared the effects of the two oils with exercise to weight loss results. The participants engaged in exercise that is considered moderate exercise -- walking or running for 45 minutes -- three times a week for three months and were given either tuna fish oil or sunflower oil. The participants who were given tuna fish oil lost weight faster. The researchers believe that fish oil, which is rich in omega-3, helps the body burn fat, and estimates that most people do not get enough omega-3 in their daily diet. Omega-3 is also found in wild ...
Study shows red meat associated with pancreatic cancer
I'm never quite sure about what foods I should eat and what foods I should not eat. Sometimes I hear that fish is healthy and recommended and then I hear that I should not eat fish at all due to concerns such as mercury levels. It seems that opinion on certain foods -- like fish and carbohydrates and dairy items -- sways and changes, which leaves me uncertain about how I might approach my diet in the best possible way. But opinion on red meat seems to be getting more and more consistent -- as more and more studies indicate that red meat is associated with a variety of health problems. And now red meat appears to raise the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a Swedish report in the International Journal of Cancer. More than 61,000 women were studied for possible effects of meat, fish, poultry, and egg consumption. After 17 years, 172 of these women were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and researches say it's because of the red meat. I suppose this could have been a coincidence -- and these ...
Vitamin D slows breast cancer
Women with advanced breast cancer were found to have lower levels of vitamin D when compared to women with early-stage breast cancer, leading researchers to conclude that vitamin D might play a role in slowing the progression of breast cancer. Imperial College London researchers are not certain if the lower level of vitamin D found in women with advanced breast cancer is the result of the cancer, or one of the factors promoting the progression of the breast cancer, only that there appears to be a connection. This adds to the body of knowledge that women living in northern climates, where there is less year-round sun exposure, are more prone to developing breast cancer. One of the natural ways to get vitamin D is from exposure to sunlight. Also, women can get vitamin D from fortified milk and dairy products, cod liver oil and fatty fish, such as salmon. Previous research has indicated that vitamin D might play a role in the prevention in a number of cancers. For related information into research conclusions ...
Thought for the Day: Clear out the clutter
Spring is here. Time to clean the house. And time to give the 'ol body a once-over too. According to Chinese medicine, spring is the best time of the year to cleanse the body. So if you're feeling lethargic, sluggish, and just plain weighed down, consider these invigorating tips from Penelope Sach's book Detox: Regaining your health and vitality. Think about this:
Cut back on white flour products, sweets, and alcohol.
Drink one glass of water every hour to flush out excess sugar in your system.
Up your intake of herbal teas.
Add natural detoxifying agents to your diet, such as cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, fish, and eggs.
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BBQ: cancer prevention barbeque food safety tips
During the warmer months, it's all about the barbeque. Of course, we have been known to barbeque during winter in the snow, but for the purpose and timing of this discussion, when it's summer in the northern hemisphere, almost everyone fires up the barbeque. Because research has suggested that barbequing meats can increase cancer risks associated with charred food, the Dana Farber Cancer Institute offers these tips to grilling red meats, poultry and fish safely:
Choose lean cuts of meat. Trim excess fat and remove the skin.
Avoid thick marinades, as they increase charring. Use thin marinades that have vinegar or lemon as one of the ingredients.
Flip burgers once every minute.
Place food at least six inches away from the heat source.
Line the grill with perforated aluminum foil to prevent drippings from creating smoke.
Cook on cedar planks.
Consider kabobs. They take less grilling time.
Consider grilling your favorite vegetables instead of just meat.
These tips are followed with ...
