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Drawbacks of pescetarianism?

post #1 of 20
1/26/10 at 12:57am
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Realized I eat a whole lot of poultry in my diet and some red meat too. I lift in the gym and am naturally skinny, so to keep my muscle and not become a waifish bitch I need my protein. However, I love seafood (fish/squid/shellfish/etc.) and obviously that has plenty of protein as well, not to mention the benefits of Omega 3 fats. Assuming careful selection of fish and seafood to minimize mercury intake, what are the drawbacks of using only seafood protein sources, if any? Especially in relation to building lean muscle. Thanks.
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post #2 of 20
1/26/10 at 1:09am
I doubt there's any.... besides price.
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post #3 of 20
1/26/10 at 1:11am
we'll run out eventually. and this kind of shit is going on: http://www.alternet.org/story/145369...ntal_nightmare i'm pretty seafood oriented but it's rough being in the middle of texas beefmania.
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post #4 of 20
1/26/10 at 1:15am
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Thanks for your replies, guys.

I'm not thinking so much about the sustainability / ethics of it right now, but more the health side. If I can determine that healthwise there are no real drawbacks, only then will I focus on how to do it in a way that sits well with me ethically.
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post #5 of 20
1/26/10 at 1:38am
i think the main drawback is eating fish all the time
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post #6 of 20
1/26/10 at 1:51am
probably one of the most healthy diets if you can avoid mercury and get enough oily fish. price would be a killer. i try and get about 200g of protein a day (without shakes) and it is quite expensive (try to stick to free range, grass fed etc).
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post #7 of 20
1/26/10 at 1:53am
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^^ Of course 200g from fish would be crazy. I'd throw in some casein (e.g. cottage cheese), whey protein, eggs, etc.
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post #8 of 20
1/26/10 at 4:24am
It's not just mercury. Think of all the water quality problems around the world. Most fish are harvested from (or farmed in) dirty waters. http://projects.nytimes.com/toxic-waters read 9/17/09 & 11/23/09 articles All food is contaminated in one way or another, but if you mix things up you'll be fine.
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post #9 of 20
1/26/10 at 4:55am
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Originally Posted by greg_atlanta View Post
It's not just mercury. Think of all the water quality problems around the world. Most fish are harvested from (or farmed in) dirty waters.
+1. One should avoid most farm raised seafood and only buy wild caught. Additionally, try to buy only Alaska caught fish since it is by far the least polluted. If Alaska caught is not available, then Canadian (British Columbia) would be the next best choice.
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post #10 of 20
1/26/10 at 5:45am
tastes like fish
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post #11 of 20
1/26/10 at 10:26am
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Originally Posted by connor View Post
i think the main drawback is eating fish all the time

+1

there is a clear lack of pizza and burgers in that diet.
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post #12 of 20
1/27/10 at 4:38pm
I usually eat a couple cans of tuna a day; cheap easy way to get 60g of protein.
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post #13 of 20
1/27/10 at 4:39pm
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Originally Posted by jarude View Post
I usually eat a couple cans of tuna a day; cheap easy way to get 60g of protein.

Too much tuna is pretty dangerous in terms of mercury intake, no?
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post #14 of 20
1/27/10 at 5:36pm
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Originally Posted by MetroStyles View Post
Too much tuna is pretty dangerous in terms of mercury intake, no?

If it's albacore; I've been eating about 2 cans of chunk light tuna daily for a year with no ill effect.
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post #15 of 20
1/27/10 at 5:55pm
Lean heavily to small feeder fish (ala sardines) and you've got sustainability and health covered fairly well.

Mix in tuna, wild salmon, wild mahi mahi, etc..
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