The Record today carries an article from the Chicago Tribune on nutritious foods, including sardines (Page F-3). Because I eat a lot of sardines, one sentence caught my eye: "Avoid sardines packed in vegetable oil, which is high in pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids."
Before I dump all my sardines in oil and replace them with cans of fish in tomato sauce, I did some research and came across this from the American Heart Association:
DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2009 — Omega-6 fatty acids – found in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds – are a beneficial part of a heart-healthy eating plan, according to a science advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
So who do you believe, Julie Deardorff of the Chicago Tribune (whoever she is) or America's heart doctors? The link to the AHA article is below:
Omega-6 fatty acids can be part of healthy diet
The lesson here is that material supplied by other newspapers, even big ones, shouldn't be run without a local editor such as Bill Pitcher and the features copy desk going over it thoroughly and editing it with North Jersey readers in mind. Unfortunately, Pitcher and his copy editors often are literally out to lunch.
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Very good point, but in your illustration, I think those are minnows, not sardines. Minnows are often packed in omega 2 battery acid, and should be avoided at all cost, except during the Can Can sale at ShopRite, which, in the event Savvy Shopper Kevin DeMarrais has missed it, is already under way.
ReplyDeleteHa. Ha. Ha. Actually, they are sardines at the aquarium -- taken from far away.
ReplyDeleteI know, I was just kidding. Hey, if you hear of any openings for out of work sardine filleters, let me know. I have a very little knife.
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