Food Meditations: Tough Catch: Tuna and Eels; Five Minutes Recipe; Drinking Water and Health

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World on Time.com
The Hunt for Tuna: A Tough Catch
Hunt for tuna may not be sustainable - The hunt has become more technologically sophisticated as the tuna population declines. The European Commission recently recommended temporary suspension of the global trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, but countries with a stake in the trade refused.

Caveat emptor
Tuna on sale at Tokyo's Tsukiji market, the biggest fish and seafood wholesaler in the world. Japan consumes some 80% of the 60,000 tons of bluefin caught on average worldwide each year ...
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... Hunting for Tuna: The Environmental Peril Grows; By Krista Mahr

Food and Drink> Five Minute Food on the Telegraph.co.uk
Tuna steaks on a bed of cannellini beans and artichoke

Xanthe Clay creates a speedy supper of Tuna steaks on a bed of cannellini beans and artichokes.
Video; Tuna steaks on a bed of cannellini beans and artichoke; Recipe

Europe News on the WSJ.com
Eels Slip Away From Europe's Dishes
Eels, an integral part of cuisine in Europe, are in danger of disappearing from European waterways. Eel stocks have fallen to below 10% of 1970s levels, and experts say overfishing is the main culprit.

For three generations, An Pauwels's family restaurant has been dishing up paling in t'groen -- a much-cherished Belgian specialty that combines thumb-size chunks of eel with an emerald-tinted hodgepodge of herbs. It translates as "eel in the green." ...
Full Story: Eels Slip Away From Europe's Dishes; by Paul Ames

Change on Matador Network
40 Shocking Facts About Water
Over large parts of the world, people have inadequate access to potable water and use contaminated sources with unacceptable levels of chemicals. Such water is not potable and drinking or using it in food preparation leads to acute and chronic illness, a major cause of death in many countries.

Water: we once thought it was an endless natural resource. Now we know better.
1. Over 1.5 billion people do not have access to clean, safe water. ...
Full Story: 40 Shocking Facts About Water; by Matt Scott

Nutrition and Health on the Economist.com
Food, glorious food

The way health claims about food are regulated is changing.
BARELY a day seems to pass without a new study reporting the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. A high intake of omega-3s has been linked with reduced rates of depression, cardiovascular disease and homicide. In pregnant women the consumption of these wonder molecules has even been associated with ...
Full Story: Food, glorious food;

Health on the DailyMail.co.uk
How junk food diet 'can give you depression'

Eating junk food can make you depressed, doctors have warned.
Those who regularly eat high-fat foods, processed meals, desserts and sweets are almost 60 per cent more likely to suffer depression than those who choose fruit, vegetables and fish.
Researchers claim their study is the first to investigate the link between overall diet and mental health, rather than the effects of individual foods.
Dr Eric Brunner, ...
Full Story: How junk food diet 'can give you depression'; By Jenny Hope

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