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from:msnbc.comHealth benefits of fish may outweigh mercury concerns
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...the subjects' memories about the amount of fish consumption could also... be caused by mercury consumption. Sounds fishy to me.
I know I'm significantly more worried about my heart health than becoming a mad hatter. Bring on the salmon and swordfish!
By god, back in my day, our parents FED us mercury and you didn't hear us complaining!
We were glad to get it!
If fish is raised from a farm, would it be safer than the catch one for the controlled environment?
Scientists have found much more than mercury ... in fish from ocean.
Farmed fish are getting a bad reputation due to the factory conditions they are grown in. They are fed lots of antibiotics to keep them disease free in their cramped cages. Antibiotic resistance in humans is partly due to the antibiotics fed to animals.
The feed fish are fed is man-made from agricultural waste products or byproducts. As a result farmed fish have less protective fats such as omega-3 and less vitamin D than wild caught fish. They are also higher bad fat because they can't swim much in their cage.
I would add, besides the antibiotics, I had eaten shrimp in a Chinese restaraunt and vomitted profusely before I could get home. I'd eaten shrimp all my life.
Turns out, when they're farmed overseas, there's other things they put in the water w/ the shrimp. After, I've not been able to eat them again without severe reactions. But, being stubborn, I had to try a lobster tail, wild caught off of Africa. A little tingling, but no more.... so, it's over for me.
Heard similar tales from others and it's tragic. Something you've enjoyed your whole life, had no idea what was being done to it, and now never again. Criminal. Thank God still can do crab, any mollusk, clam, etc... . But, still.......
"But they said one finding warranted more study..."
Has there EVER been a study that didn't recommend more study?
Or you could just eat Flaxseed Oil or supplements which have everythign you need in terms of Omega 3 and avoid any mecury at all! Just a thought. But then we wouldn't be able to pretend eating fish was "essential" then would we. It is funny how we always try and justify eating what we want with some sort of evidence but the reality is often different.
Or you could take fish oil that is certified mercury free.
Or you could avoid mercury altogether and just get the important heart healthy Omega 3 from flaxseed (linseed) in a more absorbale and more efficnet form. Then again that wouldn't mean we could continue over fishing teh seas and pretending it was necessary now would it.
Business as usual then *roll eyes*
You can get all the benefits of Omega 3's by adding FitFlax to your food and not having to worry about mercury. http://www.fitflax.com FitFlax is a low cal/low carb golden roasted flax blend that is crunchy and delicious and helps with weight loss. It is also loaded with fiber and Omega 3's.
I love this flax seed blend as it's got a toasted nutty taste (a little like peanut butter) that doesn't need to be ground. At breakfast, I will add it to Greek yogurt or make a smoothie with it. At lunch or dinner, I'll add it to salads, or I snack on it straight from the bag. I found the code fit10 for 10% percent off on a health board.
You can get all the benefits of Omega 3's by adding FitFlax to your food and not having to worry about mercury. http://www.fitflax.com FitFlax is a low cal/low carb golden roasted flax blend that is crunchy and delicious and helps with weight loss. It is also loaded with fiber and Omega 3's.
I love this flax seed blend as it's got a toasted nutty taste (a little like peanut butter) that doesn't need to be ground. At breakfast, I will add it to Greek yogurt or make a smoothie with it. At lunch or dinner, I'll add it to salads, or I snack on it straight from the bag. I found the code fit10 for 10% percent off on a health board.
Violet beat me to it.
I suspect that people won't to believe you can get all the Omega 3 you need from flax seed as people just want to beleive there is a reason they need to eat fish rather than just accepting it is just tasty.
This so called "research" is just to further the myth that we need animal products to survive.
We "want" animal products to "live", but like you said, we don't "need" them to "survive".
As long as people are honest that is it purely and simply taste and convinience and nothing else that makes them eat it.
I take your point but to imply that eating animals leads to a richer life is strecthing it a bit. Aside from the obvious health benefits and increased longevity of an active life you can also try out cuisine that you never would have even thoguht about before.
Let's be honest, most people's diets are very resticted and have a very narrow range of foods. Since giving up animal products i have learnt to cook and eat a much more varried and enjoyable diet. Just my story though.
Remember when Jeremy Piven had to give up Broadway and seek work as a thermometer?
Tell this to someone that has suffered the effects of over exposure to mercury.
I enjoy eating fish four times a week.Two days of Salmon and two days of Talapia. I find this moe satisfying than eating meat. I only eat one meal a week of a boneless chicken breast,and the other day I enjoy a meatless Pasta dish.
I eat Salmon two times a week,and Talapia two times a week I enjoy eating fish and have done so for many years. the other three days I eat a boneless chicken breast,and two days of meatless pasta dinners. I also take a vitamin D pill with one thousand miligrams and a omega three fish oil capsule with one thousand miligrams. I am eighty two years old and I jog five miles six times a week
How fast?
Try and tell this to someone who has suffered the effects of over exposure to mercury.
Excuse me? Eat this because it is good for you, but it WILL poison you too?
Moderationinallthings---
That fact that the shrimp was farmed was very likely not the issue. The issue was much more likely poor practices in transport or poor hygiene along the way. Why are you jumping to the conclusion that the fish being farmed was the issue?