Study: Love Seafood? You’re In for Two Pieces of Good News

The Journal of the American Medical Association just published a study that has two pieces of good news. 1. Seafood consumption is linked to a lower risk of dementia, and 2. The mercury in fish is not linked to dementia. "Everybody's saying seafood has so many health benefits, but everybody's afraid of the mercury," said study author Martha Clare Morris, a professor of nutritional epidemiology at Rush University in Chicago. "(But) we saw absolutely no evidence that higher levels of mercury in the brain were associated with any of the neuropathologies associated with dementia." The authors also noted that it's hard to tell if it's the Omega-3 fatty acids found in seafood that lowers the dementia risk or if it's because of more complicated factors. The researchers arrived at their conclusions by by studying 286 autopsied brains.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Study: Love Seafood? You're In for Two Pieces of Good News The Journal of the American Medical Association just published a study that has two pieces of good news. 1. Seafood consumption is linked to a lower risk of dementia, and 2. The mercury in fish is not linked to dementia. "Everybody's saying seafood has so many health benefits, but everybody's afraid of the mercury,” said study author Martha Clare Morris, a professor of nutritional epidemiology at Rush University in Chicago. “(But) we saw absolutely no evidence that higher levels of mercury in the brain were associated with any of the neuropathologies associated with dementia." The authors also noted that it’s hard to tell if it’s the Omega-3 fatty acids found in seafood that lowers the dementia risk or if it’s because of more complicated factors.  The researchers arrived at their conclusions by by studying 286 autopsied brains.  Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health More Than Salmon: The 8 Best Fish for Omega-3 Fatty Acids READ NOW Stroke Reduction: The 10 Best Plant Sources of Omega-3 Fatty Acids    READ NOW Still Unsure About Mercury? Then Eat These 15 Fish and Shellfish Instead    READ NOW The 6 Healthiest Ways to Cook Your Fish READ NOW Trending Now • How to Keep Exercise Fun When You Have Diabetes • What Happens When You See a Liver Specialist? • 3 Reasons Pilates Is Exploding • Which Home Headache Remedies Actually Work? • What Parents Need to Know About Hypertension In Children • Guys, This Is Not a Weight Loss Diet • Consider This Your Stroke Preparedness Kit Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.