If you're trying to lose weight, but you still want to drink soda, should you go for the diet, or regular? It seems like a no-brainer. But guess what? It's not as simple as it appears. Tonight, we're working out some puzzlers we picked up while grocery shopping. We wondered, when does it make sense to buy organic – and when should you save the money? Can fish oil really be a key to mental and physical health? And how much of a concern is mercury in fish and shellfish?

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Framingham Heart Study
Framingham Heart Study

Boston Globe article on Dr. Ramachandran Vasan’s study
Boston Globe article diet soda/heart risk

“The Serotonin Power Diet”
Judith Wurtman, Nina Frusztajer Marquis
Serotonin Power Diet
Amazon “Serotonin Power Diet”

Whole Foods
916 Walnut St
Newton, MA
617-969-1141
Whole Foods Market

Tufts University School of Nutrition
Kathleen Merrigan
617-636-3791
Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
kathleen.merrigan@tufts.edu

Mother Earth Natural Food
10 Muzzey Street
Suite 6
Lexington, MA
781-861-0549

OmegaBrite, Omega-3 Supplements
OmegaBrite

Legal Sea Foods
Legal Sea Foods