Nutrition and Weight Loss Ideas

One of the aspects of shopping for good food that’s been confusing for me over the past few months is whether to buy salmon that’s wild or salmon that has been farm-raised. Here’s some information that I discovered in some research I was doing today.

Most everything I read says that we should choose the wild variety of salmon instead of the farm-raised. Of course, the hard part is finding it to begin with. But, assuming you can find it, a recent journal of Science says that farmed salmon has more potentially dangerous toxins than salmon caught in the wild.

Researchers analyzed 700 wild and farmed salmon bought in 16 different cities in Europe and North America and found that farmed salmon contained unusually high amounts of industrial by-products, pesticides, and suspected cancer-causing agents known as polychlorinated byphenyls (PCBs). What causes the contamination? The food given to the salmon while in captivity is contaminated with PCBs.

So, now that we know that, how the heck do you tell the difference when you’re standing at the fish counter in your local market? I know that in most cases, if you’re in a large super-market, there’s probably not a good way to tell — nor is there someone to ask who might know. That’s not always the case, so give it a try. In a good fish market, you can ask the fishmonger — they should know.

If there’s no one to ask, or if the person behind the counter isn’t sure, then check the color. You’re probably familiar with the light pink color of farmed salmon — wild salmon is a brighter, deeper shade of red. The price may also be a giveaway — farmed salmon is less expensive than wild salmon because it is more widely available.

Most importantly, whatever you do, don’t stop eating salmon. It remains a great source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Just keep in mind that it may be safer to “go wild”! And if you can’t find wild salmon, try getting rid of some of the fat — that’s where the PCBs accumulate — from farmed salmon by removing the skin and grilling the fish. Another convenient option is canned or pouched salmon, which is almost always wild.

Hopefully, you can find a good fish market in your area where you can be more certain of which type of salmon you’re getting.
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