Why YOU Should NOT Eat Fish

April 1, 2009 - Fish Oils Offer NO Heart Benefit
http://www.pcrm.org/news/archive090401.html

Find out how eating fish flesh causes billions of sea animals to suffer, is terrible for your health, and destroys the environment.

For years, pregnant and nursing women have been warned to limit the amount of fish they eat, because many marine species may contain high levels of mercury, which endangers newborns and fetuses.

To all those who think that fish oil is essential for their health, Omega 3 can be totally obtained from plant based sources, eg. Flaxseeds, flaxseed oil caps, walnuts and other sources. Raping the oceans and every sentient being that lives in it, is ecological insanity and is unethical.

CHART - Essential Fatty Acids in OILS
http://www.annecollins.com/dietary-fat/omega-3-efa-6-chart.htm
http://whattoeatbook.com/tag/fish/

Mercury is the most toxic non-radioactive element in the world and it is released when coal is burned. There is no such thing as clean coal. Mercury falls to the ground and is distributed to streams, rivers and lakes and to the oceans where it is consumed by bacteria and becomes methyl-mercury, an organic form that is then easily absorbed by plankton and zooplankton. Mercury is an immortal element; there is no way to get rid of it once it is released in the environment. Once heavy metals and POPs (persistent organic pollutants like PCBs or pesticides) are digested they are very difficult to get rid of and they bio-accumulate in all organisms. As a general rule, every step up on the food chain these toxins are found, they are magnified about 10 times. The result is that at the top of the food chain, apex ocean predators such as dolphins and swordfish have about a million times more pollutants in them than the water surrounding them. When you consume a pound of swordfish you are consuming the equivalent of a million pounds of floating plankton absorbing toxins. Mercury has a half-life in the human body of about 70-90 days but while it is in the human brain it is destroying neurons vital for sensory perception, memory and motor skills. Advanced stages of mercury poisoning in humans look remarkably similar to mental retardation, cerebral palsy or dementia in adults.

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[drewskione]

I'm in a Biology class specializing in gestation. These things are discussed. It is TRUE that eating fish can cause the symptoms described. In fact, some even worse symptoms of eating fish were not discussed. This is not b/c fish are intrinsically bad for you, but that the pollutants make them dangerous to consume. I love my fish & chips, so I'm just as disappointed as some of ye.

[DianeDi]

@drewskione Thanks for your comment - it's always great to hear from someone in the field of biology that can verify these things. Our world has become a giant cesspool and everything at some point runs into the water supply. Sea animals are known to absorb many times their weight in toxins, so ingesting them would not be wise.

[shaunault92]

are you the narrator? if not who was narrating?

[DianeDi]

@shaunault92 Sorry, no it's not me and I honestly can't say who this is...... anyone else know???

[thestreetsempty]

Those sores on the fish are called "Pfiesteria piscicida" and was caused by hog farming. Animal agriculture is the greatest threat to our planet and global public health. Yet, everyone still shovels dead, diseased animals into their mouths. I don't get it.

[DianeDi]

@thestreetsempty That's exactly right - "Pfiesteria". I read a book a few years back titled "And The Waters Turned To Blood", really opened my eyes. Until people educate themselves, I suppose they will continue to devour sick, dying and diseased animals. I'm with you on that - I don't get it either!

[TastyGenitals]

I love eating fish, so I will not stop eating fish. 

[davidetre]

@bastardrian hahahahahaha

[WowStudios5]

Dumb-asses false false false.

[j1996g]

You guys are fucking retarded pussies... Humans are meant to eat meat, that's why God put it on this Earth.

[SeanxVengeancex]

im never eating fish again.....

[EsteLLaVersaCe]

wawo this isss good i had to show this to my family. thank you soo much

[HealthisWealth1000]

I already know this facts, especially how dirty the fishes would be. I'm a vegan but still eating seafoods once in a while. But I guess, I might have to avoid them also. =(