Re: FISH/Grass Fed? recipe Correction

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> We eat lot of fish (all sorts) , plus shell fish that is farm raised, so we

can avoid the toxic

seas. Just stay away from the Salmon that has " red color added " .\

Farm raised fish is to be avoided. Whole Foods has farm raised fosh that is fed

smaller fish

but most farm fed fish have chemicals added to the feed.

Farm-Raised Salmon Contain More Toxins Than Wild Salmon

Science, January 9, 2004

R. Hites et al.

February 2004 Research News

Background and importance of the study: Most people want to have a good,

balanced diet

that will improve their health and lower their risk of serious diseases such as

breast

cancer. A common recommendation for a healthier diet is to eat more fish and

less red

meat (beef). Red meat is high in saturated fat, which may be associated with a

higher risk

of heart disease. In contrast, some studies suggest that the fat in fish may

actually protect

people from heart disease. (C. Albert et al., New England Journal of Medicine,

Vol. 346,

2002; F. Hu et al., Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 287,

2002.)

Over the past 25 years, salmon has become an extremely popular fish. To meet the

increasing demand, salmon farms—where the fish are kept, fed, and netted—have

been

created. Most of the salmon eaten in the United States comes from this type of

farm,

rather than being caught in the wild (rivers or oceans where the fish swim

freely).

Recently, scientists have begun raising questions about possible health risks

posed by fish

raised on farms.

Here's the problem: Farm-raised fish are fed pellets of concentrated fish

products. These

pellets are made by drying and grinding up fish that are picked up in fishing

nets but

aren't the types of fish people usually eat. Fish bones, skin, and guts are all

part of the

mix. The resulting pellets include not just the fish parts, but whatever toxins

(harmful

chemicals) have built up in the fish's body over their lifespan. Some of these

toxins come

from environmental pollutants and are stored in the fatty part of the fish,

right under the

skin.

When farm-raised fish are given the concentrated fish pellets, they take in

concentrated

chemical toxins. When wild " free range " salmon eat the fish that are in their

environment,

they take in regular levels of toxins (not concentrated). For example, one meal

of pellets

may contain the dried and compressed body parts and toxins from several whole

fish. But

the same amount of food for a wild salmon would consist of just a few bites of

one fish.

Carol F.

SCD 6 years