While PAA does not agree with all points made by David Carpenter, we thought it was important to capture the doc saying “opt for farmed Canadian” and “salmon has little mercury”. We can agree to that!
The Truth About Salmon
Genetically modified salmon is one seriously hot topic, so we got a doc to separate the fishy facts from reality.
By Joanne Chen, MSN Health, Feb.02, 2011
Genetically modified salmon is controversial. But what about those confusing descriptions — "organic," "wild," "Scottish"? David Carpenter, Ph.D., explains.
MYTH: Organic is best.
TRUTH: There's no standard for organic fish, so go with wild. Organic implies antibiotics aren't put in the water, but the salmon still get feed that has contaminants.
MYTH: Skip all farmed salmon.
TRUTH: If you can't get wild, opt for farmed Canadian, which has fewer contaminants than farmed European.
MYTH: Mercury is the issue with farmed salmon.
TRUTH: Salmon has little mercury. Dioxin, polychlorinated biphenyls, and other toxins are the culprits.
MYTH: Wild salmon has more omega-3s than farmed.
TRUTH: Farmed salmon has more. They're fed fish oil. But the toxin risks outweigh the benefits of the fatty acids.
