The tilapia was called the garbage fish, which can be explained not just by its poor
reputation but also the reasons behind such designation, and understanding them is
important for making decisions about one's health.
In their natural habitat, tilapia will consume any possible sources of nutrition, including
algae, rotting vegetation, and animal waste.
This made farming the fish extremely cheap and easy.
The downside to cheap fish is that it is not usually grown under optimal conditions,
which means tilapia is regularly raised in overcrowded fish farms in places like Southeast
Asia where it is grown en masse for exportation.
Notably, fish farmers sometimes use low-quality and even unsanitary feed, such as
animal feces, since it is cost-effective, and the fish can easily handle it thanks to its
physiology.
But the consumers are the ones who end up consuming the fish, and with everything
that it eats and lives in during its lifetime.
There's also the issue of the fat composition. Tilapia contains low amounts of omega-3
fatty acids, which are healthy for the heart and brain; however, it contains excessive
amounts of omega-6 fatty acids.
This balance is problematic, because an excessive amount of omega-6 increases inflammation in the body.
One more thing that tilapia doesn˙t need, considering people eat a lot of processed foods
and vegetable oils that increase inflammation in their bodies.
As scientists noted, eating tilapia "for health benefits" was contradictory, since it
increased inflammation just like any fast food.
That being said, farmed tilapia from US, Canada, or Peru could be a completely different
issue.
Clean water, quality food , these are not the problems with the fish; the conditions might
be.
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Full story:
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-tilapia-considered-a-garbage-fish
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