Then too, by eating a varied diet in the raw state your system becomes
accustomed and "immune" to any of the substances that would make others
sick.  JMO.     Oliva

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From: Ingrid Bauer

>>What about the fact that these shellfish are usually gotten in warmer and
>>shallower coastal waters where there is more pollution?
>>
>It is a concern , and more problematic with fish at the end of the food
>chain like Tuna , because they concentrate pollutants in their tissue
>despite the fact that they live in "cleaner "water.
>It is not a reason for me to not eat them because
>1 - pollution is affecting all the ecosystems to some degrees and it is
>becoming harder to escape from it.
>2 by eating a food , we might become more concern and vigilant at
protecting
>the direct environment of this food.
>Not eating it is more likely to make people unconcerned by pollution
>jean-claude