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“In many places fish become so contaminated by the filth on which they feed as to be a cause of disease. This is especially the case where the fish come in contact with the sewage of large cities. The fish that are fed on the contents of the drains may pass into distant waters and may be caught where the water is pure and fresh. Thus when used as food they bring disease and death on those who do not suspect the danger.” {CCh 229.6}
Wild fish better known as farm fish STILL HAVE TRACES OF MERCURY in them since they still come from the same source.....THE OCEAN!
“Farmed fish can also absorb PCBs and dioxins, as the near-shore waters they occupy are the first stop for run-off from land-based sources of pollution. And the fact that their primary feed source comes from conventionally grown terrestrial crops means that their diets can include trace amounts of pesticides and herbicides as well.
Also, most farmed fish are exposed to dose after dose of antibiotics to keep diseases and pests at bay in their crowded underwater pens, much in the way “factory farmed” land animals are drugged to help them cope with cramped, unsanitary conditions. In fact, studies have shown that farm-raised fish have more toxins overall than their wild-caught cousins, though exceptions of course do exist.” {Scientific American.com}
“Studies have found that some species of fish are contaminated with methylmercury, dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). A 2003 report from the Environmental Working Group showed that farmed salmon in the U.S. has the highest levels of PCBs, toxic man-made chemicals. And a widely publicized study in the journal Science in January 2004 suggested that farmed Atlantic salmon had higher levels of PCBs and other toxics than wild Pacific salmon. Amid public concern, the importation of farmed Atlantic salmon to the United States went down by 20 percent in early 2004. But subsequent research has found that the health benefits of both farmed and wild salmon exceed potential risks.” {Eric Rimm, associate professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health}
THE TRUTH IS..... FARMED FISH receive a diet that often consists of smaller fish, such as sardines, and if they eat contaminated food, the fish themselves RETAIN THAT TOXICITY. There's a long list of industrial chemicals we find commonly in wild-caught fish, but a few of these are particularly problematic:
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) haven't been used in the developed world since the 1970's, but they continue to persist in our environment. PCB's have been shown to be teratogenic (interfere with fetus development), suppress immune function and disrupt thyroid balance.
Heavy metals (mercury is the most common) are released into our environment through a number of industrial processes, coal-burning power plants being the #1 source. Even in low concentrations (levels equivalent to eating contaminated fish), mercury has been shown to have neurotoxic effects. Children exposed to EPA-determined “safe” levels of mercury show measurably impaired motor development.
Farmed fish are generally fed cheap “feed pellets” of which discarded fish byproducts are a primary ingredient. The fish byproducts used in feed pellets often come from larger fish than the farmed fish would eat in the wild, so the farmed fish are effectively eating above their “natural” trophic level. The result is an increased accumulation of toxins compared to wild fish of the same species.
The truth is....no matter if it's wild caught or farm raised, they both are DANGEROUS and highly TOXIC.
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