One more reminder to know where our food comes from, and to use the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch app = seafoodwatch.org/cr/seafoodwatch/web/sfw_iphone.aspx The farming of Tilapia is usually done on an industrial scale, with thousands of fish being harvested every day. If found in the wild, tilapia would eat algae and lake plants, but the way they are farmed gives them nothing natural in their diet. They are fattened up on soy pellets and GMO corn thus producing a fish containing virtually no healthy fish oil – the main reason we are all encouraged to eat plenty fish in our diets. WHY IS FARMED TILAPIS SO BAD FOR OUR HEALTH ? 1.Recent Studies showed that farm-raised Tilapia may lead to more inflammation. This can then lead to heart disease, arthritis, asthma as well as other serious health problems. Many of us turn to fish as a way to increase our intake of omega-3-fatty-acids and thus lessen our risk of heart attacks. However, scientists have found that the inflammatory potential of tilapia is in fact far greater than that of a hamburger or pork bacon!
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:29:22 +0000