Tilapia: Inexpensive 'Trash' Fish is Healthier Than Many Think
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The La Grande Observer] By Markian Hawryluk - November 28, 2016
Pity the poor tilapia. While most fish are considered among the healthier sources of protein, the much-maligned tilapia gets dragged through the nutritional gutter.
“It’s trash.” “It’s the junk food of the sea.” “It’s worse than bacon.”
Nutritionists and aquaculture experts alike have been frustrated by the lingering negative opinion of a low-fat, high-protein fish that is among the most affordable options for increasing fish consumption in the U.S. Yet, tilapia growers have had little success in combating pervasive internet memes and misleading press reports that the fish is somehow not worth a place on the American ...
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