Farm-Raised Salmon High in Environmental Contaminants --update

January 11, 2004

An excellent CBC "As it Happens" audio interview (15 min) on this issue is included in this update and replaces the original (November 27, 2003) issue. CGI suspect nearly all fish in our supermarkets are farm raised and most of the sellers have no clue if it or not. Wish there was a easy way to find the sources of our foods. Yet again. the best assurance is to by as much as possible from local markets where the produces tend to be less impersonal and one can verify the source; besides this way you will also get the freshest food to boot!Chris GuptaFarm-Raised Salmon High in Environmental Contaminants PCB Levels Higher Than in Ocean-Caught FishIt seems there are reports on new dietary revelations and recommendations in the news media on a weekly basis. Many times these reports

and recommendations contradict what was previously known and/or being recommended. These conflicting dietary recommendations can confuse the most informed patient, as well as their health care practitioner.The latest comes from a July 2003 report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG an environmental watchdog group) and states that farm-raised salmon can contain up to 16 times the amount of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in wild salmon. Six out of 10 salmon purchased in grocery stores are raised in controlled conditions on salmon farms,rather than being caught in the wild, says the Environmental Working Group. Their report also states that farm-raised fish are typically fed fish meal made from ground up ocean-caught fish contaminated with PCBs. Farmed salmon, with their higher fat content, concentrate these contaminants in their tissues.Many doctors and their patients are concerned about this report, as well as others stating that farmed fish contain

fewer omega-3 fatty acids, and that ocean-caught fish can have high levels of heavy metals, PCBs, dioxins, and other persistent environmental pollutants. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a recommendation that pregnant women, nursing women, and children should NOT eat any shark, swordfish, tilefish, or king mackerel due to their high mercury content.However, research has shown beneficial effects of fish in the diet, as well as fish oil supplementation. What should you do? Supplementation with fish oil gives you the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, but fish oil can also contain environmental pollutants if not properly processed. Supplementing with fish oil that has been molecularly distilled (a process that removes PCBs, heavy metals, pesticides, and other pollutants) provides essential omega-3 fatty acids without the environmental pollutants common to these species.Alternative Medicine Review Fish Oil MonographSee also: Canned tuna or canned poison?

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January 11, 2004

Not only are they more contaminated, they

are also less nutritious.

Wild salmon have the omega 3

fatty acids – because they eat algae –

and the farm raised salmon are not fed algae, so

they have no omega 3’s. Who

knows, they might also be fed pellets made from cows.

Carol

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Sunday, January 11, 2004 4:46 PM

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Farm-Raised Salmon High

in Environmental

Contaminants --update

An excellent CBC

" As it Happens " audio interview (15 min) on this issue is

included in this update and

replaces the original (November

27, 2003) issue. CG

I suspect nearly all fish in our supermarkets are farm raised and most of the

sellers have no clue if it or not. Wish there was a easy way to find the

sources of our foods. Yet again. the best assurance is to by as much as

possible from local markets where the produces tend to be less impersonal and

one can verify the source; besides this way you will also get the freshest food

to boot!

Chris Gupta

Farm-Raised

Salmon High in Environmental Contaminants

PCB Levels Higher Than in Ocean-Caught Fish

It seems there are reports on new dietary revelations and recommendations in

the news media on a weekly basis. Many times these reports and recommendations

contradict what was previously known and/or being recommended. These conflicting

dietary recommendations can confuse the most informed patient, as well as their

health care practitioner.

The latest comes from a July 2003 report from the Environmental Working Group

(EWG an environmental watchdog group) and states that farm-raised salmon can

contain up to 16 times the amount of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in

wild salmon. Six out of 10 salmon purchased in grocery stores are raised in

controlled conditions on salmon farms,rather than being caught in the wild,

says the Environmental Working Group. Their report also states that farm-raised

fish are typically fed fish meal made from ground up ocean-caught fish

contaminated with PCBs. Farmed salmon, with their higher fat content,

concentrate these contaminants in their tissues.

Many doctors and their patients are concerned about this report, as well as

others stating that farmed fish contain fewer omega-3 fatty acids, and that

ocean-caught fish can have high levels of heavy metals, PCBs, dioxins, and

other persistent environmental pollutants. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug

Administration issued a recommendation that pregnant women, nursing women, and

children should NOT eat any shark, swordfish, tilefish, or king mackerel due to

their high mercury content.

However, research has shown beneficial effects of fish in the diet, as well as

fish oil supplementation. What should you do? Supplementation with fish oil

gives you the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, but fish oil can also contain

environmental pollutants if not properly processed. Supplementing with fish oil

that has been molecularly distilled (a process that removes PCBs, heavy metals,

pesticides, and other pollutants) provides essential omega-3 fatty acids

without the environmental pollutants common to these species.

Alternative

Medicine Review Fish Oil Monograph

See also: Canned tuna or canned poison?

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/

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January 17, 2004

Carol

Yes, it would not surprise me if they are feeding the fish ground up animal by products. I know in China they feed chickens ground up fish and 15 years ago it almost cost KFC their business in Hong Kong. The chicken just tasted fishy.

Cheers, Doug

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Carol Minnick

Monday, January 12, 2004 6:00 AM

RE: Farm-Raised Salmon High in Environmental Contaminants --update

Not only are they more contaminated, they are also less nutritious. Wild salmon have the omega 3 fatty acids – because they eat algae – and the farm raised salmon are not fed algae, so they have no omega 3’s. Who knows, they might also be fed pellets made from cows.

Carol