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Unacknowledged Health Benefits of Genetically Modified Food: Salmon and Heart Disease Deaths

Year: 2002

Type: preprint

Abstract: Randall Lutter and Katherine Tuckerargue that the marketing of 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.The authors estimateestimate that the resulting increase in omega-3 intake will prevent between 600 and 2600 deaths per year in the U.S.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Authors: Randall Lutter, Katherine L. Tucker

Language: English

Topic: Genetically Modified Organisms Research

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2106655173

Cites: 16

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10