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Health Press Release
Eating Fish During Pregnancy Helps Babies Reach Milestones
September 10, 2008 Washington, DC A study just released in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds moms who eat more fish, as well as moms who breastfeed the longest, have babies with better...
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(Part II) Chicago Tribune Publishes Another Alarmist Mercury in Fish Story
On the first day this blog went live I wrote that we "hope to change the dialog that often accompanies stories about seafood. It's no longer about whether we like or agree with a story. It's about whe...
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Chicago Tribune Publishes Another Alarmist Mercury in Fish Story
In 2005 environmental reporter Michael Hawthorne published a series of sensationalized stories about mercury in seafood that ran under the shocking headline "The Mercury Menace" and warned of the "Tox...
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Mother Jones “Tuna Surprise” Not Much of a Surprise
Ihave hada look atan advanced copy of the Sept/Oct edition of Mother Jones. And I must say "Tuna Surprise" is not much of a surprise coming from such a blatantly agenda-driven outfit. As you m...
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NFI Goes On The Record With Mother Jones Magazine
Back on March 1, 2008, NFI received an email from /Stephanie Mencimer, a reporter for Mother Jones about a story she is working on concerning tuna and mercury toxicity. Ms. Mencimer submitted a number...
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Oceanas Misinformation Campaign
This week the environmental lobbying group Oceana turned its attention towards Wal Mart as it campaigns for retailers to post mercury warning signs. But what Wal Mart and consumers should know is that...
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Tilapia Story – a preferable perspective?
Nothing, if not polite. Im talking about our new friends at the Winston Salem Journal and Ill let you in a little secret, I know that paper pretty well because I read it and the Greensboro News and...
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Health Blog
The transcript from my radio spot is now available. As agonizing as it is to listen to my own voice, I really do get a kick out of the show. Andy was such a fun host and the fishy music is fabulous....
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Health Press Release
Fish Belong on Frontline of Heart Disease Fight
July 08, 2008 Washington The July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports on evidence that fish and its omega-3 fatty acids should be considered more than just a healthy part of a...
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Oh Oprah, please let your Magazine staff know that, like Dr. Oz, its okay to say something like your concerns are valid, perhaps our article had a few flaws well be more science-based in the future, t...