Question: is fish bad for you when you eat it in a fish burger?

Paddy Brock answered on 14 Jun 2011:

Good question. Not necessarily, but it depends on the kind of fish and the kind of burger. If it is a very fatty burger with lots of oil in it, it is probably not very good for your health. The kind of fish is something that is very important to biologists at the moment. Many fish species are being driven towards extinction by unsustainable fishing (this means that we are taking more fish out of the fish populations than are born every year, so soon there won’t be any left at all). If this happens too quickly, to too many fish species, marine ecosystems could suffer badly. So, biologists only like to eat fish that has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council, which studies fish populations and fishing practices and tells you (e.g. on the packaging in supermarkets) whether a particular kind of fish is in danger or not. Have a look at their website: http://www.msc.org/