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FishBenefits

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The benefits to eating fish in general vastly outweigh risks: The Pros and Cons of Sushi including (quoting from that article)

reduce the risk of heart disease (American Health Association)
might help in warding off depression (ScienceDaily)
make for smart babies (more benefit than risk) (MedPage Today)
less aggressive juvy prisoners (British Journal of Psychiatry)
protect against and/or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease (WebMD Medical News)
benefits of eating fish (especially for the heart) outweighed the risks (Harvard School of Public Health)
study ... on maternal fish consumption and child IQ showed that mothers who ate the most fish (more than 340 grams or 12 ounces of fish per week) had kids who scored highest on IQ tests. They also had showed the most prosocial (nice) behavior. (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC))

The following articles list additional benefits which need to be itemized and incorporated into the above list of benefits.

SeattlePI: Benefits of eating fish outweigh risks
- In the latest studies of fish-related health benefits, published Monday in the Archives of Ophthalmology, researchers found that eating fish rich in omega-3s reduced the risk of macular degeneration, the leading cause of age-related blindness. The research confirms similar earlier findings.
EZine.com: 7 Fish Oil Benefits Proven by Research
- has some citations to add to the above, e.g.
- Less Depression and Psychosis. Making you smarter is not all omega 3 does for your brain. Psychiatry department researchers at the University of Sheffield, along with many other research studies, found that omega 3 fish oil supplements "alleviate" the symptoms of depression, bipolar and psychosis (Journal of Affective Disorder Vol. 48(2-3);149-55).
... add more articles to read/incorporate/cite here.