roiling sea of … hyperbole
Food reporter, Michele Henry, writes in todays Toronto Star: Choosing to put fish on your dinner plate might seem like a smart, healthy, even responsible choice. But surrounding these creatures is a roiling sea of controversy
No theres not.
Ms. Henrys own expert source tells her as much: We cannot live without omega-3s our bodies cant manufacture this good fat from scratch omega-3s lower our risk of dying from a heart attack by 9 percent they reduce inflammation, regulate heartbeat, decrease blood pressure, make blood less likely to clot, relax the artery walls may reduce risk of depression, dementia, cognitive decline, arthritis, schizophrenia And its vital for fetal and infant brain development.
Thats what passes for a roiling sea of controversy north of the border?
Wheres the roiling controversy over her other source, David Jenkins and his sustainability pronouncements. Jenkins is far from a marine biologist, rather hes the Canada research chair in nutrition and metabolism at the University of Toronto. And while Dr. Jenkins is internationally recognized for creating the Glycemic Index, hes completely wrong when he says that ocean fish will run out by 2050 if we keep eating as much as we do currently. That bit of hyperbole has been debunked by none other than the ecologist researcher who first predicted it.
Michele Henry, also known by her blogging nom de plume Potty Mouth Mom, muses: I wonder how long it will take [the kids] to realize their mother has scrambled eggs for brains?
Guesses anyone.anyone?