A healthy diet need not include fish.The December 2006/ January 2007 news article by Russell Murdock, which stated that "while seafood is part of a healthy diet, consumers should know risk," conveyed the unfortunate message that fish are an important part of a healthy diet. Perhaps it would be better to say that fish can be part of a healthy diet--eating fish may arguably ar·gu·a·ble adj. 1. Open to argument: an arguable question, still unresolved. 2. That can be argued plausibly; defensible in argument: three arguable points of law. be better for one's health than eating steak, but those are not the only options, and to convey the impression that a healthy diet must include fish does a disservice both to fish and human health. Given the concerns about fish contamination with persistent organic pollutants Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes.[1] , not to mention the ecological damage done by overfishing Overfishing occurs when fishing activities reduce fish stocks below an acceptable level. This can occur in any body of water from a pond to the oceans. More precise biological and bioeconomic terms define 'acceptable level'. and the commercial fishing industry, it may be preferable to get healthy fats from plant sources, such as flax flax, common name for members of the Linaceae, a family of annual herbs, especially members of the genus Linum, and for the fiber obtained from such plants. The flax of commerce (several varieties of L. seed oil. Moreover, flax seed oil supplements don't cause those dreadful "fish burps," which are familiar to anyone who's taken fish oil supplements. Rather than mindlessly encouraging your readers to eat more seafood, your publication should present a balanced point of view that includes the option of a meat- and fish-free, yet healthful health·ful adj. 1. Conducive to good health; salutary. 2. Healthy. health  ful·ness n. , diet.
Lisa M. Lines Maynard, Mass. |
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