Sunday, January 17, 2010

Plenty more fish in the sea

... or not.

For ages I've felt bad about eating fish because of plummeting fish stocks. Meanwhile, you're always being told how healthy eating fish is, so, simultaneously, I feel bad about not eating fish. In a word, I have felt torn.

So this morning I was interested to hear an interview on National Radio saying clearly that we can't rely on fish as a source of omega-3s. (It's not available on their website, but this story from CBC late last year covers the same ground.)

(NB Whether you think GM soybeans are the solution is another question altogether.)

What are your other options? Flaxseed oil, hempseed oil, soy/tofu, walnuts and eggs (if the chickens get to eat greens).

And, interestingly for us in New Zealand, grass-fed meat and dairy products have more omega-3s than their grain-fed equivalents, so maybe we're not doing so bad anyway.


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