Though banned decades ago, the pesticide DDT persists in the food supply.
DDT in Fish Oil Supplements
What about marine oil supplements, like fish oil? Packed with PCBs and insecticides.
But which is worse—fish, seal, or shark oil capsules?
Well, for PCBs, here’s how much is in fish oil. But seals eat fish. And sharks eat seals. And then if we eat sharks, or shark products, that puts us precipitously at the top of the food chain.
What about pesticides, like DDT? Though banned decades ago, after Silent Spring came out, it’s still found in the food chain, and will be for another few centuries.
But no worries. If you trusted the chemical companies at the time, you’d know that DDT was good for us. And our babies.
Similarly, if you trust the tuna companies, tuna’s safe for both mom and baby—and teddy bear! According to the Tuna Council, it’s not just safe, but a healthy choice, providing a boost for your baby’s brain.
Same corporate playbook. The only difference is now they’ve learned to use nicer names for their companies, like Starkist or Bumblebee. Harder to get nursing mothers to trust you when your company’s called Killing Salt Chemicals.
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What about marine oil supplements, like fish oil? Packed with PCBs and insecticides.
But which is worse—fish, seal, or shark oil capsules?
Well, for PCBs, here’s how much is in fish oil. But seals eat fish. And sharks eat seals. And then if we eat sharks, or shark products, that puts us precipitously at the top of the food chain.
What about pesticides, like DDT? Though banned decades ago, after Silent Spring came out, it’s still found in the food chain, and will be for another few centuries.
But no worries. If you trusted the chemical companies at the time, you’d know that DDT was good for us. And our babies.
Similarly, if you trust the tuna companies, tuna’s safe for both mom and baby—and teddy bear! According to the Tuna Council, it’s not just safe, but a healthy choice, providing a boost for your baby’s brain.
Same corporate playbook. The only difference is now they’ve learned to use nicer names for their companies, like Starkist or Bumblebee. Harder to get nursing mothers to trust you when your company’s called Killing Salt Chemicals.
To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring, watch the above video. This is just an approximation of the audio contributed by veganmontreal.
Please consider volunteering to help out on the site.
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