February 17, 2025

2 thoughts on “How Technology and America’s Heartland Play Key Roles in a Healthy Seafood Diet

  1. Very smart move!

    With lower global demand for US soybeans due to (ahem) disincentives to maintain open trading relations, it’s good to find “local” ways to support production in our heartland. And to increase healthy and affordable options for the American diet.

    I, however, wonder how clean this production will be. In Karen Gay’s article published today, “eating wild fish, rather than farm-raised, from unpolluted waters” is one of the keys to healthy eating. This is something that will need to be kept a close eye on.

  2. Hi Jane, in my opinion, this is another one of those articles coming from the farmed fish industry. It’s a puff piece designed to make people feel good about eating farmed fish – after all it’s healthy and good for the environment, right? First of all, since most of our soybeans are genetically modified, this is what is going into the fish. If you eat it, this soy becomes part of you. Scientists change a gene in the soy that enables them to douse the crop with glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, to prevent weeds in the fields. The Roundup becomes part of the soy and travels from the toxic field to the fish to our bodies. It also pollutes our waterways. Stephanie Seneff, an MIT professor has studied glyphosate and has made it her life’s work to inform people about its dangers. Here’s a link to her biography with a list of studies that you can research. https://people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/.

    Now, what about the health aspects of soy? I used to try to eat tofu occasionally because I had heard that it’s healthy. I hated it! What I learned about soy is that it has high levels of phytic acid which reduces the assimilation of nutrients. It also disrupts endocrine function, which is really bad for our sex lives and fertility. Fermented soy products, like miso and tempeh, are fine to eat, probably because the fermentation reduced the phytic acid. Here’s a link to a Weston A. Price article which summarizes some of the negative studies on soy. https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/soy-alert/studies-showing-adverse-effects-of-dietary-soy-1939-2008/.

    In my opinion, farmed fish is neither good for the environment nor good for our health. When I go to a restaurant I always ask if the fish is wild or farmed. And if the waitress is unsure, I’ll eat something else.

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