Not exact matches
Because seaweed is at the bottom of the
food chain (where it is eaten by other
animals), the concentration of
toxins in seaweed is much less
than in fish or other
animals that eat the seaweed.
Rather
than condemning
animal protein or even protein itself, we should be asking whether there is an intermediate level of protein that maximizes our protection against the small doses of
toxins to which we are exposed every day, and whether other nutrients found in whole
foods rich in protein allow us to reap the protective effects of protein safely.
Plants have much higher
toxin levels
than animal foods, and are more difficult to digest.
The endotoxemia (bacterial
toxins in the bloodstream) that follows a meal of
animal products and results in inflammation and stiffened arteries may come from the
food itself, rather
than from one's own gut bacteria.
Remember that biomagnification (accumulation of heavy metals and other
toxins in
animal foods) is more of a problem
than consuming the smaller amounts we get from grains ourselves.