This is why you need to STOP eating Tilapia -- ASAP
Eating seafood is a
great way to get vital nutrients and vitamins. Tilapia is the most popular
farmed fish in America because of its affordability. But health experts are
warning consumers to stay as far away as possible from Tilapia. Tilapia
Contains Few Nutrients: Researchers from the Wake Forest University School of
Medicine released a report on the omega-3 fatty acid content in popular fish.
Tilapia scored far lower than most other fish on the list. Omega-3 fatty acids
give fish most of their benefits, including Alzheimer’s risk reduction. Tilapia contains a TON of omega-6 fatty acids, which
are terrible for you. The quantity of omega-6 in tilapia is higher than a
hamburger or bacon.
Tilapia
Could Cause Alzheimer’s: One of the omega-6 fatty acids in tilapia goes by the
name of arachidonic acid – a compound which significantly increases the type of
inflammatory damage that precedes Alzheimer’s. So while eating healthy fish
like mackerel, halibut and sardines would reduce your risk of developing
Alzheimer’s, this fish actually increases it.
Most
Tilapia Is Farmed: Tilapia is the second most commonly farmed fish in the
world. This is largely due to the fish’s hardiness; it can eat just about
anything. Good for farmers, bad for consumers. It means they don’t have to
spend lots of money on fish food as they would were they raising salmon.
Farmers commonly feed the fish chicken and pig poop. The fish are also stuffed
with antibiotics and genetically modified to grow faster.
Tilapia May Cause Cancer:
Tilapia can carry up to 10 times the amount of carcinogens as other fish. This is
because of the food the farmers feed the fish – poop, pesticides and
industrial-grade chemicals. One toxic chemical researchers have found in the
fish is dioxin, which is linked to the development and progression of cancer.
What’s more, your body doesn’t actually flush out dioxin for a
whopping 7-11 years. Make sure the SHARE this your friends that MAY eat tilapia!
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