Tilapia is well known fish in the US, because of its popularity and the low price. But, it may cause some serious health issues.
Because it is sold a lot, it is farmed and fatten up by soy pellets and GMO corn, while in the wild it eats algae and lake plants. The main reason we eat fish is the fish oil, which this fish almost does not contain. In the US this fish is treated with hormone drugs. Namely, they convert young tilapia females into males using 17alpha-methytestosterone in order to gain size and weight in a shorter period of time. This is why it is so cheap.
The restricted area they use for swimming and the abundance of food lowers the quantity of omega-3 fatty acids and increases the quantity of fat, as well as the levels of unhealthy omega-6. Unlike other fishes, it only contains up to 0.5g omega-3 acids per 100g of flesh.
Studies have also shown that tilapia raised on farms contains substances that increase the risk of cancer even more than wild salmon. These substances are PCBs, dioxin and more. Higher level of contaminants in farmed than in wild fish is a result of the food they take in. Farmed fish is fed on polluted ground-up fish.
The quantity of nutrients in farmed fish is very low. For example, omega-3-acids are not only concentrated in very poor quantities, but they are also hard for the body to use, unlike those coming from wild-bred fish. The level of proteins is quite lower in farmed fish, too. The limited area for swimming makes them fatty and abundant in omega-6-acids, which may cause certain inflammations to our body.
Because it is sold a lot, it is farmed and fatten up by soy pellets and GMO corn, while in the wild it eats algae and lake plants. The main reason we eat fish is the fish oil, which this fish almost does not contain. In the US this fish is treated with hormone drugs. Namely, they convert young tilapia females into males using 17alpha-methytestosterone in order to gain size and weight in a shorter period of time. This is why it is so cheap.
The restricted area they use for swimming and the abundance of food lowers the quantity of omega-3 fatty acids and increases the quantity of fat, as well as the levels of unhealthy omega-6. Unlike other fishes, it only contains up to 0.5g omega-3 acids per 100g of flesh.
Studies have also shown that tilapia raised on farms contains substances that increase the risk of cancer even more than wild salmon. These substances are PCBs, dioxin and more. Higher level of contaminants in farmed than in wild fish is a result of the food they take in. Farmed fish is fed on polluted ground-up fish.
The quantity of nutrients in farmed fish is very low. For example, omega-3-acids are not only concentrated in very poor quantities, but they are also hard for the body to use, unlike those coming from wild-bred fish. The level of proteins is quite lower in farmed fish, too. The limited area for swimming makes them fatty and abundant in omega-6-acids, which may cause certain inflammations to our body.
Dioxin is a highly poisonous chemical, responsible for many issues, one of them being cancer. It has the feature to stay in your body for a very long period of time and the body has a hard time to discharge it. Its half life span is between 7 to 11 years. Farmed fish has a concentration of dioxin 11 times higher than wild fish has.
Source: livingtraditionally.com/
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