Fish Picks -- Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S.

Fish to choose:  Alaskan pollock,  bluefish,  catfish (farmed),  canned mackerel, cod caught with hook and line, croaker, flounder (summer), mahi-mahi,  Pacific halibut, sablefish, striped bass, talapia, trout (farmed), salmon (wild Pacific and Alaskan).

Shellfish to choose:  Atlantic northern pink shrimp, blue crab (not from Chesapeake Bay), crawfish, farmed clams, farmed scallops, trap-caught spot prawns.

Fish to lose:  Atlantic cod, Atlantic halibut, Atlantic salmon, grouper, haddock, orange roughy, Pacific rockfish, Patagonian toothfish (also known as Chilean sea bass), red snapper, swordfish, canned and fresh tuna.

Shellfish to lose:  Chesapeake Bay blue crab, dredged clams, dredged scallops, lobster, shrimp.

Atlantic VS. Alaska;  How to choose?

Clearly, you should avoid farmed salmon and focus on the wild variety.  More than 70 percent of the fresh Salmon eaten in the United States is farmed.  As of 2004, distributors have to label their salmon's country of origin, and whether the salmon is wild or farmed  For those of you who eat in restaurants, salmon labeled. "Atlantic" is farmed, so look for the label that says "Alaska."  Whether canned or fresh, Alaskan wild salmon beats Atlantic farmed salmon every time.

The Fast Track Detox Diet   Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S.