Fish, a Mediterranean source of n-3 PUFA: Benefits do not justify limiting consumption

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 113, Issue S2, 2015, Pages S58-S67

  Gil, Angel ^a   Gil, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Fish benefits; Fish Health risks; Methylmercury; Omega 3 fatty acids; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; METHYLMERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL MEMBRANE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; CONCEPTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATURATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84937047321     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114514003742     Document Type: Article

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