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From: zumone2002 on 8 Jul 2008 22:12
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/wfub-wfr070708.php

Wake Forest researchers say popular fish contains potentially
dangerous fatty acid combination

Tilapia low in omega-3s, high in omega-6s

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly
consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3
fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty
acids, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of
Medicine.

The researchers say the combination could be a potentially dangerous
food source for some patients with heart disease, arthritis, asthma
and other allergic and auto-immune diseases that are particularly
vulnerable to an "exaggerated inflammatory response." Inflammation is
known to cause damage to blood vessels, the heart, lung and joint
tissues, skin, and the digestive tract.

"In the United States, tilapia has shown the biggest gains in
popularity among seafood, and this trend is expected to continue as
consumption is projected to increase from 1.5 million tons in 2003 to
2.5 million tons by 2010," write the Wake Forest researchers in an
article published this month in the Journal of the American Dietetic
Association.

They say their research revealed that farm-raised tilapia, as well as
farmed catfish, "have several fatty acid characteristics that would
generally be considered by the scientific community as detrimental."
Tilapia has higher levels of potentially detrimental long-chain
omega-6 fatty acids than 80-percent-lean hamburger, doughnuts and even
pork bacon, the article says.

"For individuals who are eating fish as a method to control
inflammatory diseases such as heart disease, it is clear from these
numbers that tilapia is not a good choice," the article says. "All
other nutritional content aside, the inflammatory potential of
hamburger and pork bacon is lower than the average serving of farmed
tilapia."
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