I've been wondering...
How healthy are non-fish seafoods, like:
- Shrimp
- Scallops
- Clams
- Squid
- Octopus
- Oysters
For any one, what exactly in it is bad? PCBs? Heavy metals? Arachidonic acid?
I think I have a good idea of which fish are better or worse. For example, I try to avoid farmed fish and especially Tilapia from Asia. I have a list of fish and their tested Mercury content and I try to avoid most of them most of the time. The only fish I eat regularly is wild Alaskan Salmon.
I occasionally eat Shrimp, Scallops, and Squid, but I don't really know how healthy those are. I've been assuming they are at least as healthy as fish. But are they?
I get some wild-caught Shrimp, but I guess everything else I get is probably farmed. Are these just as bad as farmed fish?
These tend to be shorted lived animals compared to larger fish, so I would guess they would not be too high in heavy metals. True?
I understand there are particular risks from raw, uncooked seafood. But, I'm not asking about that because I cook all my seafood.
I've read that shrimp from Asia can be high in bacteria and may have trace amounts of antibiotics. But, I'm not sure those are so bad. Since I cook everything, the bacteria will get cooked. The antibiotics are bad for the human population as a whole since it will encourage bacterial resistance. But, I can let government agencies worry about that.