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In the United States, tilapia has shown the biggest gains inpopularity among seafood, and this trend is expected to continue asconsumption is projected to increase from 1.5 million tons in 2003to 2.5 million tons by 2010, the researchers said.
For individuals who are eating fish as a method to controlinflammatory diseases such as heart disease, it is clear from thesenumbers that tilapia is not a good choice," the article says.
"All other nutritional content aside, the inflammatory potential ofhamburger and pork bacon is lower than the average serving offarmed tilapia."
Dangerous to some with heart disease
The researchers say the fatty-acid combination could be apotentially dangerous food source for some patients with heartdisease, arthritis, asthma and other allergic and auto-immunediseases that are particularly vulnerable to an "exaggeratedinflammatory response."
Inflammation is known to cause damage to blood vessels, the heart,lung and joint tissues, skin, and the digestive tract.
"The article notes that the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids,known scientifically as "long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fattyacids" (PUFAs), have been well documented.
The American Heart Association now recommends that everyone eat atleast two servings of fish per week, and that heart patientsconsume at least 1 gram a day of the two most critical omega-3fatty acids, known as EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA(docosahexaenoic acid).
But, the article says, the recommendation by the medical communityfor people to eat more fish has resulted in consumption ofincreasing quantities of fish, such as tilapia, that may do moreharm than good, because they contain high levels of omega-6 fattyacids, also called n-6 PUFAs, such as arachidonic acid.
For their study, the authors obtained a variety of fish fromseveral sources, including seafood distributors that supplyrestaurants and supermarkets, two South American companies, fishfarms in several countries, and supermarkets in four states.