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Thursday, October 06, 2011

Tilapia: The Fish That Is As Bad For You As Bacon

WASHINGTON -- If fish don't eat well, they won't be healthy for you to eat. And when tilapia are fed on corn and soy pellets, they can have higher levels of omega-6 fatty acids than doughnuts, hamburgers and pork bacon.

Tilapia also have low levels of beneficial omega-3s, and a 2008 study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine warns that the ratio of these two nutrients could be dangerous for cardiac patients and others who should be following an anti-inflammatory diet.


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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Engineering the Big Mac and up sized fries in the shape of a fish huh? Yup you might as well top it off with some bacon and an EKG.

Anonymous said...

Oh My God, & I thought I was helping my arteries & heart by eating this!

What are they going to come out with that will Kill Us Next-----that which we previously thought good for us.

Anonymous said...

tilapia are used to clean the tanks of other more delicious fish, and I'm not talking about algae. So think of that next time you are tempted to order it!