starting to get afraid of fish, should I be?



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TheGist

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I love to eat fish. Somedays I eat tuna for lunch and dinner. I eat fish
like most guys that lift eat chicken. Anyway, more and more people
are starting to bug me about what they say is pollution
that gets into the fish(mercury, lead, etc). Anyway, all
the grief people are giving me is starting to reach
a critical mass. Are these concerns legitimate?
Should I stop eating so much fish?
 
On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:58:21 -0400, TheGist <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I love to eat fish. Somedays I eat tuna for lunch and dinner. I eat fish
>like most guys that lift eat chicken. Anyway, more and more people
>are starting to bug me about what they say is pollution
>that gets into the fish(mercury, lead, etc). Anyway, all
>the grief people are giving me is starting to reach
>a critical mass. Are these concerns legitimate?
>Should I stop eating so much fish?

They recommend no more than 2 servings per week of fish.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."
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I would guess that farmed catfish and tilapia would not have as much
contamination from industrial pollutants since they are in a controlled
setting. If anyone out there has any comments on this I would be
interested in hearing them.

James
 
In article <[email protected]>,
TheGist <[email protected]> wrote:

> I love to eat fish. Somedays I eat tuna for lunch and dinner. I eat fish
> like most guys that lift eat chicken. Anyway, more and more people
> are starting to bug me about what they say is pollution
> that gets into the fish(mercury, lead, etc). Anyway, all
> the grief people are giving me is starting to reach
> a critical mass. Are these concerns legitimate?
> Should I stop eating so much fish?

Should you be taking showers?
Should you be breathing the air?

If you are worried, pay for heavy metals lab test.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-*****." -Jack Nicholson
 
In article <[email protected]>,
"JamesG" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I would guess that farmed catfish and tilapia would not have as much
> contamination from industrial pollutants since they are in a controlled
> setting. If anyone out there has any comments on this I would be
> interested in hearing them.
>
> James
>

http://www.mindfully.org/Food/Farmed-Fish-Feed-PCBs.htm

Our entire damned environment is so full of pollution, there is no
escape so I've quit worrying about it. :p

The farthest I go is to purchase organic veggies when I can get (and
afford) them, not because they are lower in polluted elements, but
because I believe they are a little higher in nutrition. I also like
free range poultry as I've found it's a bit richer in flavor. And when I
can afford it, I purchase free range beef for the same reason.

Just my 2 cents.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-*****." -Jack Nicholson
 
In article <[email protected]>,
"JamesG" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I would guess that farmed catfish and tilapia would not have as much
> contamination from industrial pollutants since they are in a controlled
> setting. If anyone out there has any comments on this I would be
> interested in hearing them.
>
> James
>

http://www.mindfully.org/Food/Farmed-Fish-Feed-PCBs.htm

Our entire damned environment is so full of pollution, there is no
escape so I've quit worrying about it. :p

The farthest I go is to purchase organic veggies when I can get (and
afford) them, not because they are lower in polluted elements, but
because I believe they are a little higher in nutrition. I also like
free range poultry as I've found it's a bit richer in flavor. And when I
can afford it, I purchase free range beef for the same reason.

Just my 2 cents.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-*****." -Jack Nicholson
 
TheGist wrote:
> I love to eat fish. Somedays I eat tuna for lunch and dinner. I eat
> fish like most guys that lift eat chicken. Anyway, more and more
> people are starting to bug me about what they say is pollution
> that gets into the fish(mercury, lead, etc). Anyway, all
> the grief people are giving me is starting to reach
> a critical mass. Are these concerns legitimate?
> Should I stop eating so much fish?

I believe this was discussed at length within the past year. You might try
a Google and see what you find.
--
-Larry

"The troll hasn't been born who can troll us worse than we troll
ourselves." Hugh Beyer
 
TheGist wrote:
> I love to eat fish. Somedays I eat tuna for lunch and dinner. I eat fish
> like most guys that lift eat chicken. Anyway, more and more people
> are starting to bug me about what they say is pollution
> that gets into the fish(mercury, lead, etc). Anyway, all
> the grief people are giving me is starting to reach
> a critical mass. Are these concerns legitimate?
> Should I stop eating so much fish?

The concentrations get worse as you go up the food chain, so sardines might be
safer than, say, tuna.
 
TheGist wrote:
> I love to eat fish. Somedays I eat tuna for lunch and dinner. I eat fish
> like most guys that lift eat chicken. Anyway, more and more people
> are starting to bug me about what they say is pollution
> that gets into the fish(mercury, lead, etc). Anyway, all
> the grief people are giving me is starting to reach
> a critical mass. Are these concerns legitimate?
> Should I stop eating so much fish?

The concentrations get worse as you go up the food chain, so sardines might be
safer than, say, tuna.
 
"Larry Hodges" <[email protected]> wrote
> TheGist wrote:
>> I love to eat fish. Somedays I eat tuna for lunch and dinner. I eat
>> fish like most guys that lift eat chicken. Anyway, more and more
>> people are starting to bug me about what they say is pollution
>> that gets into the fish(mercury, lead, etc). Anyway, all
>> the grief people are giving me is starting to reach
>> a critical mass. Are these concerns legitimate?
>> Should I stop eating so much fish?
>
> I believe this was discussed at length within the past year. You might
> try a Google and see what you find.

I found phony naked pictures of Shania. Maybe I need to try a different
Google search term.

David
 
"Larry Hodges" <[email protected]> wrote
> TheGist wrote:
>> I love to eat fish. Somedays I eat tuna for lunch and dinner. I eat
>> fish like most guys that lift eat chicken. Anyway, more and more
>> people are starting to bug me about what they say is pollution
>> that gets into the fish(mercury, lead, etc). Anyway, all
>> the grief people are giving me is starting to reach
>> a critical mass. Are these concerns legitimate?
>> Should I stop eating so much fish?
>
> I believe this was discussed at length within the past year. You might
> try a Google and see what you find.

I found phony naked pictures of Shania. Maybe I need to try a different
Google search term.

David
 
JamesG <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would guess that farmed catfish and tilapia would not have as much
> contamination from industrial pollutants since they are in a
> controlled setting.

Strangely, it is the other way around. Another issue is "essential
fats" that aren't produced by the fish: they're as "essential" for
fish as they are for us. So the EFA concentration in fish would depend
on their diet.
 
On 09 Aug 2005 21:18:31 GMT, DZ
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Strangely, it is the other way around. Another issue is "essential
>fats" that aren't produced by the fish: they're as "essential" for
>fish as they are for us. So the EFA concentration in fish would depend
>on their diet.


Indeed, imagine farm raised fish being more toxic than wild ones?
Amazing.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."
S**t list: Charlie Bendahoe, TBR imposter
 
David Cohen wrote:
> "Larry Hodges" <[email protected]> wrote
>> TheGist wrote:
>>> I love to eat fish. Somedays I eat tuna for lunch and dinner. I eat
>>> fish like most guys that lift eat chicken. Anyway, more and more
>>> people are starting to bug me about what they say is pollution
>>> that gets into the fish(mercury, lead, etc). Anyway, all
>>> the grief people are giving me is starting to reach
>>> a critical mass. Are these concerns legitimate?
>>> Should I stop eating so much fish?
>>
>> I believe this was discussed at length within the past year. You
>> might try a Google and see what you find.
>
> I found phony naked pictures of Shania. Maybe I need to try a
> different Google search term.
>
> David

Phony or not, send 'em over!
--
-Larry

"The troll hasn't been born who can troll us worse than we troll
ourselves." Hugh Beyer
 
On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 17:41:41 GMT, T <[email protected]> wrote:

>TheGist wrote:
>> I love to eat fish. Somedays I eat tuna for lunch and dinner. I eat fish
>> like most guys that lift eat chicken. Anyway, more and more people
>> are starting to bug me about what they say is pollution
>> that gets into the fish(mercury, lead, etc). Anyway, all
>> the grief people are giving me is starting to reach
>> a critical mass. Are these concerns legitimate?
>> Should I stop eating so much fish?
>
>The concentrations get worse as you go up the food chain, so sardines might be
>safer than, say, tuna.

i love sardines. i get 'em cheap at one of the asian grocers in my
area. they are an "oily" fish and have a higher EFA content. not to
mention to wonderful proteoglycans...

i would pick sardines over tuna anyday.
 
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