Are you fond of Seafood? Is it healthy or can it deteriorate your health? Seafood is basically any kind of sea life that is regarded as food by human beings. This prominently includes sea fish or other kinds of sea animals. Basically, mammals or aquatic animals come under the same. But are you aware of the circumstances and situations that you can face while you are consuming this food? This food no doubt is somehow healthy but people usually are not aware of the consequences of the same. We will let you know about the top food which is made of these sea livings and how it can affect you.
1.) Octopus
Octopus is a very easy option for getting enough protein in your diet. It has high nutritional content and therefore this can cause problems for people with some medical conditions. You can talk with your doctor before adding octopus to your diet. It should be kept in mind that a four-ounce serving of octopus contains about 30% of your daily recommended cholesterol intake. Your body actually needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, but if there will be too much it can increase your risk of heart disease.
Sodium is necessary for healthy nervous system function, but it can also contribute to heart problems when it is consumed in excess. Octopus is high in sodium. Apart from that, Some people have an intolerance to the proteins in seafood. If you have any kind of allergy to types of shellfish like oysters, scallops, or shrimp, you should also avoid octopus.
2.) Snails food
Snails are delicious but one of the major risks to eating snails comes not from the snails themselves but from how you prepare them. If we talk about the major benefit of snails, they are a low-fat protein source, but if we cook them in buttery sauces it adds that fat back in. Also, keep in mind that some of the fats are stored in the arteries. These thin tubes also carry oxygen-rich blood throughout your body. With time, they can become clogged if too much fat or other substances build. As a result, a blocked artery can lead to a heart attack.
Therefore, eating fat-rich sauces along with some snails can risk developing heart disease or other health problems in the future as well. Some people are fond of eating the snails raw but eating raw snails can, in rare cases, lead to a condition called rat lungworm disease. Actually, the rat lungworm is a parasite that can get into snails if they come in contact with rat feces (poop). If you eat a raw snail with this parasite, you can become infected and it can adversely affect your body.
3.) Crab
Crab, one of the most favorite dishes of sea lovers. It may be lower in mercury than many other kinds of seafood, but it can still be a concern depending on how it is consumed and how it is prepared. Brown crab meat can also have high levels of cadmium. This becomes toxic when consumed in high amounts. Crab also has a good bit of sodium.
4.) Lobster
Lobster is a more amazing dish to eat. And when we talk about seafood, lobster is the first choice of people. But are you aware that this favorite meal can more dangerously affect you? It can create a mess in your body. Since it is high in sodium it can increase the cholesterol level in the body. This can also affect your heart and create problems like heart attack and stroke. This can damage your arteries as well. Also, the digestive system and nervous system can also face problems if the dish is consumed on a regular basis.
5.) Prawn
Prawn sounds very delicious but actually, it can cause many problems. It is so high in sodium that it can cause Diarrhea and shortness of breath. If that’s not enough it can also cause watery and bloodshot eyes. Indeed when it comes to more consuming it can also cause swelling around the face or the contact area. This could be very harmful to the body. Therefore it is not advised to eat.
6.) Catfish
This is true that catfish are rich in phosphorus and magnesium. These are all essential nutrients that can actually play a very important role in a lot of biochemical processes in the body. But besides all these benefits it can also have adverse effects on the body. It has a very low amount of mercury which can be very toxic to the human body and if it is consumed in a very high amount or quantity then it can also adversely affect your nervous system.
7.) Shrimp
Shrimp are bottom dwellers who can feed on parasites and skin. They pick off dead animals. This means that every mouthful of shrimp you eat comes with digested parasites and dead skin. Most of the shrimp who are eaten come from places that have no restrictions on traces of illegal contaminants, such as dioxins, PCBs, and other banned chemicals, or on pumping them full of hormones and antibiotics.
8.) Smoked Fish
Smoked Fish is tasty. But with this delicious meal comes also concern that eating smoked foods can actually increase cancer risk. There is some kind of evidence, albeit weak, that high intakes of smoked foods – in particular meat and fish – increase the risk of stomach cancer. Smoked fish also contains nitrates and nitrites, byproducts of the smoking process.
9.) Tuna Steak
Tuna is a widely eaten species of fish. However, canned tuna is often the most common source of mercury in the diet. The term tuna encompasses several species of fish, including skipjack, albacore, yellowfin, and bigeye. Skipjack is the most commonly consumed species. Mercury is a chemical often used in thermometers, thermostats, and automotive light switches, as well as being put to use in industrial facilities, such as power plants, cement plants, and certain chemical manufacturers. When released into the environment, mercury can become a public health issue when it settles into our oceans and waterways.
Natural bacteria absorb mercury and convert it into methylmercury, introducing it into the food chain. Small fish consume or absorb the methylmercury and are eaten by larger fish. Instead of breaking down or dissolving, however, mercury builds up at every level of the food chain. Large fish, such as tuna, can have mercury concentrations in their bodies that are 10,000 times higher than those of their surrounding habitat. However, tuna is still safe to eat in certain amounts. This article explains how much to eat without affecting health and clarifies the risks of consuming too much.
10 ) Trout
Fish is the tastiest dish and healthy as well. While eating fish has nutritional benefits, it also has some potential risks. Fish can take in harmful chemicals from the water and the food they eat. Chemicals like mercury and PCBs can build up in their bodies over time. High levels of mercury and PCBs can harm the brain and nervous system as well. Therefore eating fish is not healthy.
11.) Scallop
They’re highly nutritious, rich in protein, and low in calories. However, they can cause allergic reactions in people with shellfish allergies. Depending on where they are caught, scallops contain varying levels of heavy metals and may have other contaminants
12.) Carp
Carp is among the topmost foods that people usually prefer. But researchers have discovered worldwide that eating a dish regularly or if we say one or two servings weekly can also increase the risk of diseases that can range from asthma to prostate cancer as well. It can also give your brain and eye disease. Cancer is one example. As it has sodium, it can also give cardiovascular disease and harm mental health as well causing depression. Diabetes and low eyesight are also some examples.
13.) Eel
Eels are basically elongated fish, ranging in length from 5 centimeters (2.0 in) to 4 meters (13 ft). If we talk about them, Eel blood is poisonous to humans and other mammals, both cooking and eating this meal can dangerously affect the digestive system and can adversely affect the body.
14.) Winkles
Winkles are no doubt a very tasty and amazing meal. But it also has some problems. It can affect the digestive system as well as the intestinal system also. Apart from that, it can lower blood pressure. Not only that, researchers have found that this particular meal can also be harmful to mental health as well.
15.) Salmon Roe
Salmon Roe does have many risk factors. The potential risks of consuming these salmon eggs are usually considered to be the same risks associated with eating salmon filet. Researchers in a 2016 study found that roe has higher levels of many pollutants on average than the typical fish filet.
16.) Osetra Caviar
Mouthwatering dish Osetra Caviar has Omega-3 fatty acids that can help you achieve optimal heart health by consuming just one gram of caviar daily. These acids are dangerous as they can increase the risk of blood clotting, also increase your chance of a stroke or heart attack, and harm your arteries by hardening. Even the American Heart Association has done various research and found that it is not at all healthy.
17.) Swordfish Steak
Swordfish Steak is an amazing dish but it’s high in mercury, also it is a toxic trace metal with detrimental effects on brain health, especially it has a very bad effect on babies’ developing brains. For this reason, pregnant and breastfeeding people should avoid eating swordfish.
18.) Uni
Uni is actually a very healthy and tasty dish. A 100g portion of sea urchins contains 172 calories and very little fat. The fat is also almost all unsaturated fat. For every 100g of sea urchin, there are only 1.75 grams of polyunsaturated fat. This is the only reason the fat makes the dish unhealthy to eat.
19.) Sea Cucumbers
Sea cucumbers sound amazing but they are not. These are the species that have anticoagulant properties, which means they can thin the blood. Those taking blood-thinning medications like warfarin should or must stay away from sea cucumbers, especially in concentrated supplement form. It can also increase the risk of bleeding.
20.) Blue Crab
Blue Crab meat is the tastiest in the Crab community. Blue crab meat can also have high levels of cadmium, which is very toxic if you take in too much. Crab also has a good bit of sodium that can give an artery stroke.
Punit 
Krishan Jangir