Good news: they're making piggies with high levels of Omega 3 fatty acids. I'm thinking: Mrs. Salad will someday be able to replace those salmon filets with pork chops. A couple strips of bacon every day to replace the fish oil capsules. Not bad!
But now it appears that all that Omega 3 hype may be on the way out.
The finding, if confirmed, will place fish oils at the top of the list
of medical shibboleths that turned out to be myths. Among them are
claims that fibre can prevent bowel cancer, vitamin C can halt colds,
spinal manipulation can cure back pain, tranquillisers can cure anxiety
and removing tonsils can prevent throat infections.
Maybe Woody Allen will turn out to have been uncannily right after all:
Dr. Melik:
[puzzling over list of items sold at Miles' old
health-food store] ... wheat germ, organic honey and... tiger's
milk.
Dr. Aragon: Oh, yes. Those are the charmed substances that some years ago were thought to contain life-preserving properties.
Dr. Melik: You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or... hot fudge?
Dr. Aragon: [chuckling] Those were thought to be unhealthy... precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true.
Dr. Melik: Incredible!
Dr. Aragon: Oh, yes. Those are the charmed substances that some years ago were thought to contain life-preserving properties.
Dr. Melik: You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or... hot fudge?
Dr. Aragon: [chuckling] Those were thought to be unhealthy... precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true.
Dr. Melik: Incredible!
(Pig link via Carl Schaad.)
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