Should I eat "farm-raised" fish?

Should I eat "farm-raised" fish?

Susan Silberstein & Marilyn Joyce (Health and Nutrition Educator & Heath Counselor) gives expert video advice on: Are organic foods a healthier alternative to other foods?; How do I know if a food is organic? and more...

Many people consume farm-raise fish because they wish to avoid the chemical pollutants that are in our oceans and our lakes. However, farm-raised fish is, surprisingly, not healthful. There are a couple of reasons for that. First of all, those fish are not given the feed that they'd get in their natural habitat, like the sea vegetables. And, therefore, the fatty acid profile of these fish is totally different from the fish in the wild. These fish are much higher in saturated fats which are implicated in the disease process and much lower in the Omega-3 fats that protect our immune systems. Secondly, farm-raised fish, like salmon, for example, are treated with carcinogenic dyes to make them color friendly because their color is not bright the way it is in nature when the feed is giving them their natural color.