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Blog Entries by Harriet Sugar-Miller from 05/2012

Salmon Says: What Kind is Healthiest?

| Posted 05.19.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: BC Salmon, Canadian Salmon, Salmon, Canadian Fisheries, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Omega-3s, Nutrition, Canada Living News

Because all the species of salmon differ in the quantity and quality of their fat, your weekly ration will depend on the type you're eyeing. With sockeye, you'd need around a small can a week. With pink, you could almost double that amount. Here's the difference between wild, farmed and organic, and what you're getting out of each.

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Salmon Says: Should you Worry about Radiation in your Wild Pacific Fish?

| Posted 05.30.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Radiation Found in Fish, Japan Fukushima, Radiation in Fish, Food Safety, Pacific Salmon, Fish Safety, Fukushima Radiation, Fukushima Disaster, Canada Living News

We've learned recently that radiation from Fukushima has travelled to North America in the form of fish, though at low doses. How will history's largest accidental deposit of radiation in the ocean affect our Pacific fish? And will any of these contaminated plants or fish work their way up the food chain or directly onto our North American plates?

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