Fish is tasty and nutritious and probably isn’t harmful for you and, if this chapter hasn’t put you off entirely, can form part of a healthy and balanced diet. But saying we should all have it and can’t live without it is crazy, as there’s little (if any) strong evidence to support its supposed health benefits. For years we’ve been led by the government and food industries to believe that fish and fish oil supplements are good for our health. But the hard data on the benefits of fish eating is disappointing and it is hard to find good evidence for the overhyped fish oil supplements. To date,
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