Fish: Contaminated fish can ruin your health, know the biggest dangers of eating it

Disadvantages of eating fish: If you are fond of non-veg then you must be eating fish, but do you know that if it gets contaminated and you consume it, then it can cause a lot of damage to your health.

Why You Should Not Eat Contaminated Fish:  Fish is an important part of a healthy and well-balanced diet. It is considered a rich source of protein, vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids which benefits our body in many ways. People who eat it are not at risk of high blood pressure and heart diseases. All these benefits of fish will be wasted if it gets contaminated. Nowadays, there is so much pollution in lakes, rivers, canals and ponds that even fish are not worth eating. Dietician Aayushi Yadav told that if you consume these contaminated fish, then you may have to face many dangerous consequences.

Harmful effects of eating contaminated fish

1. Cancer

Cancer is a very dangerous disease that can even kill a person. If you consume contaminated fish in large quantities, you may be at risk. Actually, there are factories and industries near many rivers and seas, the industrial chemicals released from which later mix in water bodies and settle at the bottom of the water. Many toxic substances are found in the tissues of fish. This is the reason why fish get contaminated and cause cancer. Apart from this, there are many types of microplastics in the sea which reach your stomach through fish which can give rise to cancer.

2. Danger of consuming pesticides

Pesticides are often used to protect crops from insects and pests, which later get washed away into ponds, canals and rivers with rainwater. When fish get contaminated with these pesticides and we eat them, it is bound to cause harm. It has been proven in many studies that eating such fish can cause fertility problems, weak immune system, cancer and problems during childbirth.

3. Food poisoning

Contaminated food, no matter how it is, is not good for our health. Sea lice and carbon are found in abundance in the sea, due to which fish also get contaminated. If you eat these things, there will be a risk of food poisoning and then you may complain of vomiting, stomach ache and indigestion.

Disclaimer: Dear reader, thank you for reading this news. This news has been written only to make you aware. We have taken the help of home remedies and general information in writing this. If you read anything related to your health anywhere, then definitely consult a doctor before adopting it.