The U.K. Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) issued a statement responding to the recent analysis in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
The journal article, entitled ‘Are dietary recommendations for the use of fish oils sustainable?’ questioned the wisdom of pushing fish as a healthy source of omega-3 when doubts remained over its actual health benefits for reducing heart disease.
"Even if the evidence were more compelling, the development of dietary guidelines that may have large-scale environmental consequences does not seem wise," the researchers said.
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