Prostate cancer? Try eating fish

February 10, 11:58 AMPhiladelphia Health ExaminerThomas Hartmann

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Eating fish to remain healthy, particularly to avoid prostate cancer, is sinking into the American consciousness. Sources from former Philadelphian Andrew Weil to the British journal The Lancet recommend making fish -- particularly fatty fish -- a part of one’s weekly diet regimen.

While no two people are alike in their dietary needs, eating fish can be fun. It takes a short time to prepare if baked in foil with lemon juice and butter in the oven, and makes a great easy-to-prepare health-food combination with brown rice and microwaveable chopped spinach.

So what’s the news? It’s a secret -- in fact a City Secret: H Market in Upper Darby. OK, so it’s not exactly in center city, with its museum, library, and orchestra. But what suburban Philadelphian has not ridden some connection from town through Upper Darby’s 69th Street Terminal? Or gone to a show at the Tower Theater?

Sure, the town itself may have a different ethnic mix since the suburban boom of 60 years ago, but Upper Darby is still a launching pad for new immigrants, in this case Koreans. They have established a market to rival Whole Foods and Genuardi’s in selection and presentation of food. You just might not be able to understand the lettering on the merchandise.

Pay particular attention to the fish department, which has prices and selection to rival only the Italian Market in South Philadelphia.

upcoming: more City Secrets -- John’s Sneaks, Apple computers, and Shriner’s Hospital for Children.