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| January 12, 2004 | Carmichael, Mary | COPYRIGHT 2009 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Mary Carmichael

For healthy eaters, the choice between beef and fish can seem like a no-brainer--one is linked to heart disease, and the other is linked to its prevention. Over the last decade, the pro-fish chorus has only grown louder as scientists have discovered that the omega-3 fatty acids found in many fish may ward off heart attacks, strokes and possibly cancer. And salmon, rich in omega-3s, is even promoted as a skin treatment. In light of the latest mad-cow scare, it might appear best to simply substitute fish for beef and stop worrying altogether--no threat of BSE, no heart disease, no wrinkles, no problem. But in the scientifically murky world of…

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