Harmful Toxins In Farmed And Wild Shrimp

Here’s a sobering statistic: In 2012, Americans ate over 1 BILLION pounds of shrimp, and only 10 percent was US farmed and wild caught. Most came from shrimp farms in South America and Asia. The problem? Unregulated shrimp farming practices that result in shrimp contaminated with waste, and treated with FDA banned chemicals and antibiotics. As an evidence based clinical nutritionist, I advocate a vegan low fat diet as the most direct route to health. But surprisingly, many people I speak to consider themselves “vegetarian” or “plant based”, while eating fish and shrimp.