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Along with officials’ consistently cautious predictions about the scope of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, another group has been calling for a tempering of dire oil-spill forecasts: the Gulf of Mexico seafood industry.

Already battered by imports of shrimp and other seafood – 80 percent of the seafood Americans eat is imported – the Gulf of Mexico seafood industry is eager to avoid a panic about the safety of their catch. And for good reason.

Read more here: Oil spill: What is the threat to Gulf of Mexico seafood?

“I’m so confused,” my friend Tania said recently. “Ten years ago I ate pasta all the time, because it was low-fat. Then five years ago I stopped eating pasta altogether, because it’s high carb. Now they’re saying pasta is actually good for me—again! What’s the deal? Penne for your thoughts!”

I sympathized with her confusion. After all, the world is filled with diet “gurus” who want to seize on this study or that one and make absurd rules about what you should “never” eat or “always” eat. And no food has been so praised and demonized as pasta. (Remember “carbo-loading”?)

Read more here: 7 Unhealthiest Pasta Dishes in America