Eating fish is usually a pretty healthy choice – but there’s one common variety we should probably just avoid.
Tilapia, one of the most popular fish in North America, is actually not so great for us. Researchers from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine say that farm-raised tilapia has really low levels of the goods stuff – omega-3 fatty acids. What’s worse is that it’s also got high levels of potentially dangerous omega-6 fatty acids, the bad stuff. With all that bad fat, eating farm-raised tilapia, which is usually what’s offered in the supermarket, could be worse for you than eating doughnuts or a hamburger.
People with heart disease, arthritis, asthma or other allergic or auto-immune diseases should avoid farm-raised tilapia all together. We’re all much better off opting for cold-water fish such as salmon, rainbow trout, sardines, tuna and anchovies. That group is high in omega-3s and low in omega-6s.
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