Benefits may outweigh risk in fish dinner - (St. Petersburg Times)
March 9, 2008 – 6:07 pmPregnant with her first child and worried about mercury, St. Petersburg resident Elizabeth Martin decided to play it safe. She bade farewell to her beloved shrimp and crab and stopped eating seafood altogether.
The story says that other than the occasional tantrum, 3-year-old Hannah Martin has turned out just fine.
But her mother’s extreme caution illustrates the quandary that has bedeviled government nutrition experts for years:
The health benefits of eating some seafood may outweigh the risks of mercury.
For the complete news item, please visit http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/09/Worldandnation/Benefits_may_outweigh.shtml
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