Catfish is a freshwater fish that is quite familiar and today almost every food stall provides catfish, especially pecel laura food stalls. Catfish is very popular with Indonesian people because the texture of the meat is soft and tasty to make this fish can shake the tongue of every person who eat it, plus now it is very much a culinary business that provides processed catfish like catfish sambel trasi and pindang catfish.
With an economical price make this fish can be consumed almost all circles. In addition to having an economical price of course this fish also has a high nutritional value that can meet the nutritional intake required by the body. But you also have to be careful because according to research catfish that live in a dirty place like a sewage or landfill can be very dangerous for our health. Here will discuss what danger is contained in catfish that live in dirty places.
The Dangers Of Eating Catfish In The Dirty Place
****⇒ Catfish Contains Mercury****
From the development of the era that is now more advanced we often ignore the existence of the environment that has been increasingly polluted. It is very influential on many fish populations that live in areas that have been contaminated, one of which catfish. Living in a polluted and dirty area makes catfish often indicate mercury substances that are very harmful to the body. Mercury is a substance that can harm our vascular system and our nerves. For those of you who contaminate catfish, it would be nice if you find out first the origin of the catfish you buy before taking it.
****⇒ Catfish Contains Bacteria****
Catfish is one of a kind of freshwater fish that can survive for some time without water, about 24 hours the longest. Catfish are even able to survive in areas that are dirty and murky like under chicken coops, pig pens and a pond shelter where human waste disposal. If you've seen this, then you better not to eat the catfish because catfish that often eat dirt or live in dirty water will definitely be contaminated by various types of bacteria. The types of bacteria that are often found contained in catfish meat is the bacteria E. coli, Shigella and Salmonella.
****⇒ Catfish Can Cause Cancer****
Catfish is very easy to cultivate and this fact opens opportunities for some naughty businessmen to compete to cultivate this catfish. Most of them only think about the benefit aspect so that they often use the waste feeds like animal waste for their catfish. Catfish that live in dirty areas and contaminated waste can cause the catfish is contaminated with E.coli, Shigella and Salmonella bacteria. According to research from some leading health experts, these three types of bacteria can cause various dangerous diseases and cancer is one of them.
From the above facts we can draw the conclusion that catfish is a type of fish consumption is very dangerous if raised on the media dirty or contaminated waste. But it's different if the catfish cultivated in a good place (clean pool), of course, catfish will bring many benefits and properties for the body.