Fish are the gill-bearing aquatic
craniate animals that lack limbs with digits. They form a sister group to the
tunicates, together forming the olfactores. Many people know about the exceptional
benefits of eating fish, but choosing the best fish to eat can be a challenge.
Some fish varieties are high in certain nutrients, but may also contain high
levels of mercury. Other popular varieties may be delicious and safe, but
lacking in those essential nutrients and healthy fats that people look for in
fish.
Best Fish To Eat-Healthy Options
Some of the best fish to eat
include Rainbow Trout, Atlantic Salmon, Pacific Sardines, Albacore Tuna,
Atlantic Mackerel, Bluefish, Atlantic Herring, Pacific Halibut, Arctic Char and
European Anchovy.
Fishes You Should Avoid
There are many varieties of fish that
are low in nutrients and potentially high in toxins. Mercury contamination is a
major problem with many types of commercially harvested fishes, even those that
are popular in restaurants around the world. Other fishes are bottom feeders,
making it difficult to know precisely what other environmental or artificial
pollutants are present in the fish. It is always best to choose farm-raised
fish or those that are locally sourced from reliable producers. Some of
the fish varieties with the worst reputation for toxicity or overfishing
include the following:
Orange Roughy
Farmed Eel
Tilapia
Imported Catfish
Tilefish
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