Burying The Lead

In case you came across yesterdays Farm Raised vs. Wild-Caught Fish headline on NorthJersey.com, let us save you some valuable time by summing it up: all fish, farm-raised or wild-caught, are a healthy choice, packed with protein, vitamins and nutrients.

After crusading through 1,415 words loaded with inaccuracies and hyperbole from activists, and flashy headlines, we found 68 words at the bottom of page-two that conclude:

OK. So, which is the right choice?

“At the end of the day, fish in general is a good choice,” said Rebecca Hirsch, oncology dietitian at the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center.

Indeed, experts say, fish is generally so healthy it is packed with protein, vitamins and nutrients that the benefits of eating contaminated fish way outweighs the risk. “It is so much better than a Big Mac,” nutritionist Berger said.

Talk about burying the lead.