By the way, doctor: A very fishy diet
Q. I read in an earlier issue that one of the nutrition experts eats five servings of fish a week. Why so much? And isn't there a risk from the contaminants?
A. I believe research has shown that eating fish has a variety of benefits, but for me, the science came much later than my love of fish did.
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