Fight Fat with Fish

By Kelley Herring

If you're keen on getting svelte (or just dropping a few pounds), you may want to stock up on fish, new research suggests.

A study published in Clinical Endocrinology examined how specific fatty acids in muscle cells influence the body's response to insulin and weight loss.

Twenty-one obese participants ate a diet that emphasized lean fish - not fatty fish or fish oil supplements. At the end of the study, the participants had lost an average of 11.2 pounds and reduced their body mass index (BMI) by 4.3 percent. They also saw an 11 percent reduction in their saturated fat levels, and an increase in their omega-6 (4 percent) and omega-3 (51 percent) fatty acid levels.

While wild salmon (a fatty fish) offers a boatload of health benefits, many leaner fish are great for you, too. We love the sustainably harvested wild varieties available at your local market, including flash-frozen mahi-mahi, Alaskan cod, and Pacific halibut. They're easy to prepare, economical, and satisfying.

It's Fun to Know: The Ikea Catalog

The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. But in 2004, the Ikea catalog overtook the Good Book in terms of annual circulation. The Swedish home furnishing company distributed 145 million copies of its catalog, compared to the 25 million copies of the Bible that were sold that year.

(Source: This Is London and That's a Fact Jack!)

Word to the Wise: Extirpate

To "extirpate" (EK-stur-pate) - from the Latin - literally means to pull up by the root. In other words, to completely destroy.

Example (as used by Philip Kennicott in The Washington Post): "A plant growing where it shouldn't is a weed. An object for which you have no need or sentimental attachment is garbage. Extirpate the one, toss the other."
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