You Are What Your Food Eats!

Many people don't think about how important it is to know what your food eats. If you're going to eat meat, make sure you know what it ate (this applies to plants too, but not as much). For example farm raised tilapia has as many omega-6 fatty acids (the kind that leads to cardiovascular and inflammatory problems) as a doughnut or bacon!

You would think that fish would be healthier than a doughnut (and in some aspects it still is), however the way the fish are fed the fish actually contains more unhealthy fat than a donut.

"All other nutritional content aside, the inflammatory potential of hamburger and pork bacon is lower than the average serving of farmed tilapia."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080708092228.htm

So the ratio is the most important factor. Omega 6:3 should ideally be 1:1. This is pretty tough to do. Most Americans diet average 20:1.

Here are some common Meats and comparisons for your info

Natural or Grass Fed	Ratio 6:3	Grain Fed	Ratio 6:3
		Tilapia	11:1
Beef	3:1	Beef	17:1
		Chicken Breast	8:1
		Chicken McNuggets	18:1
Salmon	1:10	Salmon	1:3
Tuna	1:3