Bad News about Salmon in San Francisco Grocery Stores
If you’re trying to get healthy and eat your share of omega 3s for the week, you tend to head right towards the Salmon in your local San Francisco Grocery Store.
Unfortunately most Salmon in our local supermarkets are Farm Raised. A long time went by before I learned the difference between eating Wild and Farm Raised Salmon. And for those of you San Franciscans who are still confused about it, here are some nutrition facts that may make you go “wild” next time..
Farm Raised Salmon
- Tend to have low levels of protein and high levels of fat, much higher than Wild Salmon.
- Are pigmented with food coloring to turn them pink when they are naturally white.
- Contain high levels of PCBs or polychlorinated biphenyl’s. PCBs are toxic organic compounds that were used in things such as coolants. There are high levels of these in small fish in our oceans and salmon consume these. The levels of PCBs were 8 times higher in Farm Raised Salmon than Wild Salmon.
- Contain high levels of antibiotics. Farm raised salmon are given these to fight off disease because they are grown in tight spaces with tons of other fish.
** Bottom line is that eating Farm Raised salmon will not get you healthy… For more important healthy tips, visit www.iluvmybodyfitness.com and sign up for our newsletter!
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