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Institute of Medicine provides advice of benefits of eating seafood

Americans eat seafood in a variety of forms, but mixed messages have confused the public about the relative safety of eating seafood. A recent report from the Institute of Medicine provides advice on the relative cardiovascular benefits of eating fish vs the potential toxins that fish may contain. Read a summary of the original report here or read more of this article here.

Fish in diet may help maintain heart rhythm

Reuters. Aug 16, 2006.

"Eating tuna or other broiled or baked fish appears to have a beneficial effect on the electrical system of the heart, which may help prevent life-threatening heart rhythm disorders, according to new reports." The mechanisms responsible for this association were unknown. However, evidence from animal studies has suggested a direct effect from fish oil intake on the hearts electrical circuitry.
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