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Dangers of Eating Shrimp
In fact, the latest scientific research shows that eating shrimp is
hazardous to your health. The following are the top 10 reasons to keep prawns
off your plate:
1. Poop Cocktail
During cleaning, shrimp have their legs torn off and are decapitated and
disemboweled. As their bowels are ripped out, poop spills out and often gets all
over the shrimp.
2. Extra Skin
Shrimp are bottom dwellers who feed on parasites and skin that they pick off
dead animals. This means that every mouthful of scampi you eat comes with
digested parasites and dead skin.
3. Juiced Jambalaya
Most of the shrimp consumed comes from places that have no restrictions on
traces of illegal contaminants such as dioxins, PCBs, and other banned chemicals
or on pumping the shrimp full of hormones and antibiotics!
4. Dolphin-Safe Shrimp?
Trawling is taking a toll on the legions of wild creatures, including dolphins,
who make the sea their home. Nets don�t discriminate.
5. Farming Destroys Fish Too
Shrimp farming is fatal to fish! Because it takes up to 3 pounds of wild-caught
fish to feed and produce a single pound of farmed shrimp, shrimp farming is
causing fish populations to plummet.
6. Slave Labor
Almost all shrimp farms and shrimp processing plants are located in developing
countries, where workers are forced to work long hours for minimal pay. Eating
meat supports unethical employers!
 7. Too Neat to Eat!
With more than 2,500 species of shrimp, scientists are just beginning to scratch
the surface of these fascinating animals� largely unknown behavioral
characteristics.
8. Cholesterol Bombs
With a whopping 152 milligrams of cholesterol per 100-gram serving of shrimp
(four or five shrimp), just two servings would put you over the daily
recommended allowance of 300 milligrams of cholesterol!
9. Bad Karma
Many major world religions, including Judaism, treat shrimp as �dirty meat.� If
you�re hell-bent on good karma, better ditch the shrimp.
10. Shrimply Fantastic Faux!
Forget the �reel deal�! More and more sham shrimp are making their way onto
restaurant menus. You can also trawl the frozen-food section of your local
supermarket or specialty store to find faux shrimp and dozens of other mock
meats.
If you're fishing for a heart-smart diet that is healthy, fish-friendly, and
good for the environment, a vegetarian diet is the perfect catch. Plant-based
diets have proved to actually reverse heart disease and reduce the risk of
cancer, diabetes, and obesity.
Dated 25 April 2015
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