Eating Fish Once a Week Cuts Dementia Risk LONDON (Reuters) - Eating fish once a week may help reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, French scientists said Friday. After studying the diets of more than 1,600 elderly people living in southern France they found that, after a follow-up period of up to seven years, people who ate the most fish had the fewest signs of dementia. "Elderly people who eat fish or seafood at least once a week are at a lower risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease," said Pascale Barberger-Gateau of the University Victor Segalen in Bordeaux. Fish is high in polyunsaturated fatty acids which Barberger-Gateau and his colleagues said could reduce inflammation in the brain. They may also have an impact on brain development and the regeneration of nerve cells. Other medical studies have shown that eating fish regularly could significantly cut the risk of death from a heart attack. -----------------
heres a fish story... couple days ago i was steaming a nice fillet of salmon in on of those bamboo pots over water in a wok. I tasted a flake and damn it tasted good. nothing but a little salt, pepper, and tarragon. well i left the kitchen to do something, came back, and the water had all boiled off. the bottom of the bamboo steamer was turning black and "smoking" the fish now. make a long story short, fish ruined, bamboo steamer salvagable, and wok needs to be replaced. youd think id learn my lesson to check the water level afer the last 2 times i did this.
