Guest guest Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 This is an article related to the discussion Sandra brought up about fish oil. Although this article is not vegan in any way, I am forwarding it to the list because of the topic and how it relates to our discussion. ~ LaDonna - Tuesday, September 02, 2003 8:07 PM NNF - Wild or Farmed Fish For Health > September 3, 2003 > NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS > " Nutrition news is important. We help you understand it! " > > Today's Topic: Wild or Farmed Fish For Health > > There is uncertainty among the public whether farmed fish is less > healthy than wild caught fish, particularly salmon. Claims that > farmed fish have less omega-3 fats, more pollutants, pollute the > ocean, and so forth have been made. Some issues are easily settled > while others are not. > > Theoretically, farmed salmon could have more pollutants like PCBs > than wild salmon, primarily because farmed salmon has more fat and > PCBs dissolve into fat. But several analyses shows the opposite. > However, the level in both types is so low that it is not a health > issue. Salmon farming is highly regulated in the U.S.; the fish > cannot be farmed under any conditions that pose a hazard to human > health by exposure to contaminants or infectious agents. > > The claim that farmed fish have less omega-3 fat is true only when > expressed as a percent of total fat. Because farmed fish has more > total fat, the omega-3 content is the same as in wild fish. The > charge that farmed salmon are artificially colored is untrue. Wild > salmon eat smaller creatures that contain astaxanthin and other > carotenoids that turn their flesh orange. The same pigment is added > to the fish meal fed to farmed salmon. > > Wild salmon have higher mercury levels than farmed fish but, again, > the levels are low enough in both that this is not a concern. These > are examples where statistically significant differences are exploited > by some but are biologically meaningless. The bottom line is salmon > is a healthy food and it really doesn't matter where your fish got > fat. > > > ******************************************************************** > Please recommend Nutrition News Focus to your family and friends. > If you like, point your browser to > http://www.nutritionnewsfocus.com/cgi-bin/birdcast.cgi > where you'll find an easy recommendation form. > > Please help Nutrition News Focus by donating a few dollars. It's > easy. Simply point your browser to > http://www.nutritionnewsfocus.com/Donation.html and follow the > instructions on that page. > > NNF Licensing: You can license Nutrition News Focus for your > newspaper, magazine, radio, television show, etc. For details, > please write to kd. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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