Fish consumption linked to lower cognition

Fish consumption linked to lower cognition


GRANADA, Spain, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Children who eat fish more than three times per week show decreased performance in cognition, researchers in Spain found.

Researcher Carmen Freire Warden, led by Professors Nicolas Olea and Marieta Fernandez Serrano Cabrera of the University of Granada, analyzed the exposure to environmental contaminants through water, air and diet in a sample of 220 children in the geographic healthcare area of San Cecilio University Hospital in Granada, Spain.

Concentrations were higher than those found in other pediatric populations with a lower consumption of fish, but lower than levels found in high-consuming areas.

Important exposure factors were: place of residence, maternal age, passive exposure to tobacco smoke and consumption of oily fish.

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/11/13/Fish-consumption-linked-to-lower-cognition/UPI-98161258152632/

it's good research, but the headline is deeply misleading.

Who knew?

in fish here at home, you need to read this:

Fish with potentially harmful levels of mercury were found in 49 percent of U.S. lakes and reservoirs studied, the Environmental Protection Agency said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/chi-wed-nw-fish-mercurynov11,0,386594.stor