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Title: UNACKNOWLEDGED HEALTH BENEFITS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD: SALMON AND HEART DISEASE DEATHS

Author
item LUTTER, RANDALL - AEI-BROOKINGS JOINT CTR
item TUCKER, KATHERINE - HNRCA

Submitted to: Agbioforum
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/1/2002
Publication Date: 12/1/2002
Citation: LUTTER,R., TUCKER,K., UNACKNOWLEDGED HEALTH BENEFITS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD: SALMON AND HEART DISEASE DEATHS, AGBIOFORUM, 5(2):59-64,2002.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The marketing of genetically modified (GM) salmon will lower salmon prices and increase consumption of salmon, an exceptionally good source of omega-3 fatty acids linked to lower risk of heart disease. We estimate that the resulting increase in omega-3 intake will prevent between 600-2,600 deaths per year in the United States.