Purdue University Food Expert: Benefits of Farmed Salmon Outweigh Risks.

Byline: Purdue University

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The health benefits of eating salmon outweigh the risks named in a study published this week in the journal Science, says a Purdue University nutritionist and toxicologist.

Charles Santerre, associate professor of foods, nutrition and food science, has done extensive research on contaminants in fish. He says he agrees with the overall findings of the study, titled "Global Assessment of Organic Contaminants in Farmed Salmon" to be published in Friday's (Jan. 9) edition of "Science" and Thursday's (Jan. 8) "Science Express" on the World Wide Web. But the Purdue researcher says he …