Dioxins and Furans

Be on the lookout for dioxins: 

Dioxins are chemicals that impair the immune system and that make their way into the air, water, soil, and plants. Therefore, if you eat animals or animal products, you ultimately may be consuming dioxins. Keep in mind that dioxin concentrates in animal fat so eating less fatty animal foods including dairy products means you consume less dioxin. Vegans get the lowest levels because they eat no animal products. The foods to be cautious with include: beef, poultry, port, milk, and seafood, although seafood is not as high in dioxins as the others. Note: farm-raised freshwater fish have sufficiently less than their wild-caught counterpart. The Good: Children will be exposed to less dioxin nowadays because the EPA is cracking down. Bottom line: eat less animal fat, including, but not limited to the skin on fish so that you get less of this chemical into your body. Eat Well, Be FIT ~ 1FITRD.