Heart healthy salmon: cancer risk outweighs heart benefit

"Ignoramus607" wrote in message
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So much for eating heart healthy salmon...

``"In farmed salmon, the cancer risk dominated the health benefits,"
Carpenter said. ''

Wow, thanks for posting this Ig. I realized that the contaminant levels in
farm-raised salmon tended to be high, compared to wild salmon. But I did not
realize they were this high! I've been sticking to wild salmon lately, good
thing it looks like.

Does anyone know about canned salmon? I assume it is wild, based on my son's
experiences a few summers ago, working in the canneries up in Alaska, but I
don't know for sure. The can just says "packed fresh in Alaska."

HG

In article ews.net,
says...

Does anyone know about canned salmon? I assume it is wild, based on my son's
experiences a few summers ago, working in the canneries up in Alaska, but I
don't know for sure. The can just says "packed fresh in Alaska."

Couldn't tell you about current practices, but this reminded me of a
portion of James Michner's book ALASKA. There's a whole segment devoted
to the history of the Alaskan salmon industry and it had some
fascinating details about how they caught and canned them around the
turn of the century. At least it was fascinating to ME, since I never
gave much thought to that kind of thing until then. Your son might be
interested in reading it just to see if anything has changed since then
:-)

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"Hannah Gruen" wrote in message
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"Ignoramus607" wrote in message
...
So much for eating heart healthy salmon...

``"In farmed salmon, the cancer risk dominated the health benefits,"
Carpenter said. ''

Wow, thanks for posting this Ig. I realized that the contaminant levels in
farm-raised salmon tended to be high, compared to wild salmon. But I did
not
realize they were this high! I've been sticking to wild salmon lately,
good
thing it looks like.

Does anyone know about canned salmon? I assume it is wild, based on my
son's
experiences a few summers ago, working in the canneries up in Alaska, but
I
don't know for sure. The can just says "packed fresh in Alaska."

HG

You can check this site for information in your area.
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/

The salmon warning was world wide and stated that North America was one of
the areas with the least contamination. The highest levels were found in
Europe.

Also check the American Heart Association's website for their
recommendations on eating salmon.

"Saffire" wrote in message
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Couldn't tell you about current practices, but this reminded me of a
portion of James Michner's book ALASKA. There's a whole segment devoted
to the history of the Alaskan salmon industry and it had some
fascinating details about how they caught and canned them around the
turn of the century. At least it was fascinating to ME, since I never
gave much thought to that kind of thing until then. Your son might be
interested in reading it just to see if anything has changed since then
:-)

Cool, Saffire, thanks! I haven't read a Michner book in eons, I'll have to
check that one out of the library. I doubt my son would read it at this
point, but I'll mention it to him. I'm sure I'll enjoy it - I've been
meaning to read his Chesapeake book, too, since moving to Delaware. Maybe
I'll do a Michner marathon over the Christmas break.

HG

"Ignoramus19006" wrote in message
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Yes. I did not realize that it was that bad. I was quite disappointed,
since I like salmon. I am also wondering if factory farmed meat also
contains undesirable chemicals that could cause disease.

Probably, but likely not to the extent found in some farm-raised fish, or we
would hear about it. There is always testing done, but for some reason the
strictness applied by the FDA to supplements and meds doesn't seem to be
extended to foods. I'm just not familiar with the regulations.

Nevertheless, it's probably not a bad idea to use organic or grass-raised,
or free range, or whatever, if you can afford it. I have seen testing and
comparison on organic vs. non-organic vegetables and fruits, but not for
beef, chicken, milk etc.

I have heard anectdotal reports of people with allergies to antibiotics
having reactions to poultry, but I cannot verify that these are factual.

Something to keep an eye on, I guess.

HG

"Beverly" wrote in message
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You can check this site for information in your area.
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/

The salmon warning was world wide and stated that North America was one of
the areas with the least contamination. The highest levels were found in
Europe.

Also check the American Heart Association's website for their
recommendations on eating salmon.

Thank you Beverly. From what I've read in the past, but not fully retained,
wild fish from waters around areas that have long been industrialized tend
to be high in a variety of industrial pollutants - mercury, other heavy
metals, PCBs most notably. I believe this is a problem in the northeastern
as well as the northwestern atlantic. I think Alaskan salmon is a safer bet
than anything from the Atlantic.

Farmed depends on feed, mostly, and there is apparently better awareness and
compliance with health standards in some areas than others.

I like salmon once in a while, and always choose wild salmon. I enjoy canned
salmon too, and canned tuna. But the smaller fish, lower on the food chain,
are safer... herring, sardines. I adore kippered herring, for instance, as
well as sardines. So I try to eat those more, and larger fish less.

HG