You're Eating Parasites If You're Eating Fish | Dr. Neal Barnard Live Q&A
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 8 December 2022
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Almost every fish sold in stores is infested with parasites. And unsuspecting people are eating them every day!
More than 90% of some wild-caught fish is estimated to be infected with at least parasite eggs, while more than 75% of filets from wild-caught salmon contain parasitic worms.
What does this mean for your health? The risks are exposed with Dr. Neal Barnard as he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.
Also covered:
- Where do the parasites come from?
- What are nonfish sources of omega-3s?
- Do other meats have parasites?
This episode of The Exam Room™ Podcast is sponsored by The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, which supports organizations like the Physicians Committee that carry on Greg's passion and love for animals through rescue efforts, veganism, and wildlife conservation.
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| 0:00.0 | What you're seeing here is really gross for a consumer, but I have to tell you it is |
| 0:05.6 | no surprise at all for any chef in any fish restaurant or anybody who sells it retail. |
| 0:12.7 | They see this all the time. |
| 0:15.4 | They don't want people to know about it, but this is part of fish. |
| 0:21.9 | Welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:25.8 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:28.8 | Thank you so very much for raising your health IQ with us coast to coast in the US and in |
| 0:33.0 | more than 150 countries. |
| 0:35.6 | Hi to everyone listening in Bristol Bay, Alaska, New Bedford, Massachusetts, and North Sumatra, |
| 0:42.3 | Indonesia, wherever you are. |
| 0:44.6 | We appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place. |
| 0:48.8 | This is episode 93 of season 5, number 392 overall. |
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