Naturally occuring fatty acid

Omega-3s

that is very healthy Help with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Osteoporosis, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, skin disorders, schizophrenia, cognitive decline, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, macular degeneration, menstrual pain, colon cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer Help prevent potentially deadly periods of irregular heart rhythm, stroke, and heart attack in addition to the above Necessary for normal growth and development and brain function Cant be made by human body, but are very common in fish Because of the benefits, the American Heart Association suggests eating fish twice a week

Man-made oily substances that were used in paint, plastic, and electrical gear before banned Cause melanomas, liver cancer, gall bladder cancer, biliary tract cancer, gastrointestinal tract cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, irritation of the nose and lungs, severe acne, rashes, and eye problems If their mothers were exposed while pregnant, the children can have neurological and motor control problems like lowered IQ and poor short-term memory, decreased birth weight and head size The most common road to exposure is through contaminated fish

PCBs

Fish : Farmed vs. wild

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Created By Philip Wiley, 9th grade

farm raised vs. wild caught fish

Wild Caught Fish Farm-Raised Fish

Better for you Fewer PCBs Same Omega-3s Uses methods that directly destroy ecosystems, but causes little pollution Trawling effectivly removes most or all sea creatures and can turn even a coral reef into mud At best leaves environment suitable only to shrimp, at worst nothing can live However, they cause almost no pollution. Still have high levels of Omega3s, but have much lower levels of PCBs

Better for the environment Doesnt catch and kill non-target animals Doesnt use destructive fishing methods like dynamite fishing and trawling Does cause some pollution but doesnt directly destroy ecosystems Have more Omega-3s, but also have more PCB A study publish in the Jan. 9, 2004 edition of science that used 700 samples found that, ... the PCB concentrations in farm-raised salmon were, on average, almost eight times higher than the concentrations in wild salmon (36.63 parts per billion vs. 4.75). Can be energy inefficient To create 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of high-protein fishmeal, which is fed to farmed fish, it takes 4.5 kg (10 lbs.) of smaller pelagic, or open-ocean, fish.