Salmon makes you fat.
Most salmon, that is.
Here are 8 Salmon Shockers we discovered while researching the bookand which fat-melting alternatives to order instead.
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SALMON SHOCKER #8
It’s been painted pink!
Wild salmon is naturally rose-tinted, a delicious side effect of the shrimp and krill in its diet.
So salmon farmers add dyes to their feed to change the fish’s color from the inside.
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SALMON SHOCKER #7
It’s eating chicken poop!
Speaking of poop, seehow tilapia is worse than bacon.
SALMON SHOCKER #6
It’s packed with bad-for-you fat!
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The more omega-3 and the less omega-6, the better.
Farmed salmon has even more omega-3s, providing 1,705 mg in a 3-ounce serving.
So far so good, right?
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As a result, farmed salmon has 1,900 mg of omega-6s.
So instead of pushing your 3:6 ratio in the right direction, you’re actually taking a step backwards.
SALMON SHOCKER #5
It’s lacking critical vitamins.
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SALMON SHOCKER #4
It’s tainted with Agent Orange.
Other chemicals found in farmed fish include dioxins from herbicides (the most famous being Agent Orange).
SALMON SHOCKER #3
It has lice!
The pesticide is also used to rid sick trees of pine beetles.
When administered to rats and dogs, it causes tremors, spinal deterioration and muscle atrophy.
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SALMON SHOCKER #2
And tapeworms!
Instead, Eat These Six Best Fish for Weight Loss!
Just double-check you avoidtilapia.
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hormone, leptin, to regulate appetite.
One study in the journalLife Sciencesfound supplementing with zinc could increase leptin production in obese men by 142 percent.
Get a shuck-load of zinc, naturally, with oystersjust six fulfills your recommended daily need by 200 percent!
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(In fact, it makes our list of the fattyfoods that will help you lose weight.)
Scallops
The seafood jury rules scallops shall remain innocent until proven guilty!
One study published in theJournal of Food Sciencefound bioactive capsules made from scallop byproducts to show significant anti-obesity effects.
Light Canned Tuna
Tuna or to-not?
That is the question.
But what about the mercury?
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Bluefin and albacore rank among the most toxic, according to a study inBiology Letters.
No wonder Captain Birdseye looks so smug!
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