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Bukola Adebayo

Catfish is one of the most popular and readily available fish in Nigeria. In fact, its delicacy – irresistible to many people – is very common at social gatherings.

It tastes great and is affordable when compared to other varieties of fresh fish in the market.

But do you know that the omega 6 fatty acids in catfish can increase your risk of getting blood clots, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and some cancers?

Though doctors say fish is a better and healthier option than meat, they quickly add that not all types of fish are good for the heart.

Nutritionists say that catfish is loaded with bad fat and high cholesterol that encourage clotting of the blood, a condition whereby blood flow is impeded. This may lead to cardiac arrest, thrombosis and, in some cases, heart attacks.

A cardiologist, Dr. Jane Anisulowo, says that farm or home-grown catfish is the worst example in this regard, as it contains more fatty hormones than the ones harvested from natural water.

Anisulowo says, “Fish is better than meat, no doubt. It digests easily and it contains proteins. However, catfish is not really a good option, especially the ones they sell these days, which are cultivated with hormonal feeds that are filled with steroids and other fattening chemicals just to make them profitable. These chemicals are cancerous in nature.

“Also, they contain so much oil that you can almost taste it. Fish, generally, contains oil, but catfish has oil in its skin. That is what makes it so oily and unhealthy.

“It also contains a lot of poly unsaturated fat that does not only make you fat but also settles in the blood stream. That is very dangerous because when blood fails to get to an organ, it fails and suffers paralysis.”

A study conducted by the National Institute of Health in 2012, using over 1000 species of the fish in different water shows that catfish contains a high amount of unfavourable omega-6 fat that causes inflammation in the body.

According to the researchers, three-ounce portion of catfish contains the same amount of bad fats found in red meat.

This is not to say that one should give up eating the fish as catfish contains some nutrients such as Omega3 fatty acids that are good for the body.

Anisulowo says, “If you can get the one from the river, which is rare in most cities, then you may eat it twice a month. But if the only one you can get is the one that is being reared by farmers, you don’t have to eat at all, or just eat it when it is partially smoked. In that way, some of the fats would have been lost in the process. Better still, there are some other species of fish that are oily but they contain good fats and are more nutritious.”

Here are some other species that you can add to your diet:

Mackerel

They are popularly known as Titus fish. The oily meat found on mackerel is its main health benefit. The fish oil, which is also known as omega-3 fatty acid, can be so beneficial that it is used as a supplement.

It lowers triglycerides. High levels of triglycerides in the body have been linked to heart disease and stroke. The most common causes of a high triglyceride level are obesity and poorly maintained diabetes, mainly stemming from an inactive lifestyle.

Some researchers have found out that omega-3 fatty acid is even more effective in reducing heart attacks than some commonly-prescribed drugs.

Mackerel and other fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids are good for the blood. They help to boost blood circulation and lower blood pressure.

Tilapia

Tilapia is a high-quality fish. It has proteins and contains all the essential amino acids your body requires from food diet to help to build proteins. One portion of tilapia cooked using dry heat contains about 26 grammes of protein. The Institute of Medicine recommends that adult men consume at least 56 grammes of protein, adult women consume at least 46 grammes and pregnant and nursing women consume 71 grammes of protein each day. Eating tilapia can help you to achieve that.

It may help in weight control. Tilapia is naturally low in fat, and only contains about 128 calories in each portion. According to a study published in a 2006 edition of “The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation”, subjects who consumed eight grammes of tilapia each week showed an improved body weight .


Source :http://www.punchng.com/?p=12689

Nothing is health nowadays

Nice one.

But i wish you included Croaker fish.

That's also a popular fish we consume.

I'll just lower my consumption of Catfish but I no fit just stop am. Cause I love cat fish like kilode.

My mum mentioned this as well about Catfish. Is Salmon safe I wonder? My problem with eating Mackerel here is that it's not fresh, it's frozen.

If na blacks u lie oh

Hmmmm... if one stops consuming catfish, which other life(fresh) fish can one get here? I really don't think I can stop eating it, may just lower my consumption though...


Nothing seems healthy these days..

LuckyLadolce:

Anisulowo says, “If you can get the one from the river, which is rare in most cities, then you may eat it twice a month. But if the only one you can get is the one that is being reared by farmers, you don’t have to eat at all, or just eat it when it is partially smoked. In that way, some of the fats would have been lost in the process.

Thought they said smoked foods ain't so healthy? Cos of PAHs, smoke et al ... but here they're recommending it... which one person go follow?

story. Not with my catfish nsala soup.

Not my special AZU NDU ooh

what about Dindinndin

Living by the rules is like living in a dungeon. I eats what I likes to eats. Something must kill a man.

End time cat fish

Hmm..

We chop bush meat, dem say bush meat get Ebola, we stop.

We enter Cat Fish, them say Cat fish dey cause cancer, oya show us the cancer wey cat fish cause.

All these End Time nutritionist planning to spoil market for fish people so that their Nkwobi shop would boom this season.


May be nah to start Nkapi farming.

That one na lie.

Catfish peppersoup and Star Larger..Abeg abeg

fish is protein
Need something from Jumia at shipping discount? me now!

Point and kill

Cool story sis *licks finger* cool story!!;

I.K t @ Good Samaritan bar, say you hear this?

then wetin person go come dey chop?everything person dey eat dey kill in one way or the other.I tire ooooooo.anyway my brothers make I una





ENDTIME FISH

Hu tel u

All these talks of sickness from excessive fat is for the excessively rich people. No matter the fat in a food it always burnout before the poor man finish his struggling for the day. Fat, cholesterol and heart attack is synonymous to rich people. Baba bose that's still struggling at oshodi don't know about cholesterol.
Advice: if your work don't make you sweat exercise more often.

Any farm fish is suspect. Even poultry I prefer local variety because they are healthier and more delicious.

Well am just ing by sha maybe I can make d first page

Everything God created is for human consumption if God doesnt see it fit for us he want tell us to eat them.i will continue to eat catfish evrything that has a postive effect must have a negative one such is life

Don't eat this, don't eat that... Wetin we go come eat Chemicals and flavours Frozen dead turkeys and pomo

Shit!!! I'll rather take the vegetables from God's given soil and water from rock than indomie and those fruit juices!

Mama Sandra fish


Iya Faruk fish.


No no

According to the most recent medical research cholesterol is actually good for you.

The scare is over. Eat as much cholesterol as you want.

Our medical people are always behind.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/cholesterol-u-turn-as-research-shows-fatty-foods-might-not-be-bad-for-us-after-all-10277837.html

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isorait

tell that to the acid in my own stomach