Many people enjoy the flavor of catfish, but it offers a variety of health benefits as well. Including the nutritious fish in your diet helps you meet your protein needs and boosts your intake of vitamins and healthy fats and fatty acids. Consider catfish regularly in your meal planning.
Low in Calories and Fat

A 3-oz. serving of catfish introduces 122 calories and 6.1 g of fat into your diet. The low amount of calories in this fish make it a popular choice for a healthy meal plan -- women generally require approximately 300 to 500 calories per meal, and men need around 400 to 600 calories, so it fits in well and allows you to serve several healthy side dishes with it. The fat content is also relatively low, and little of it is saturated fat -- 2 g. Avoid consuming more than 16 to 22 g of saturated fat per day; too much in your diet can trigger health problems.

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Contains Healthy Fatty Acids

Eating catfish is a tasty way to boost your intake of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. One serving of this fish provides 220 mg of omega-3 fatty acids and 875 mg of omega-6. You will not find federal guidelines on the consumption of these fatty acids, although the American Heart Association suggests including fish in your diet several times each week to increase the amount of fatty acids you eat. Both of these nutrients play a part in heart and cognitive health.
Provides Complete Protein

The 15.6 g of protein in a serving of catfish provides you with all of the amino acids your body needs. This high-quality, complete protein helps your body build lean muscle mass, and it also helps improve the effectiveness of your immune function. You may also rely on protein to provide energy, especially if your body has used all of the carbohydrates you have eaten for fuel.
Source of Vitamin B-12

Consume a serving of catfish, and you take in 40 percent of the daily recommended intake of vitamin B-12. As a B vitamin, the vitamin B-12 in catfish is critical to aiding your body in the breakdown of the foods you eat into usable energy, but this vitamin has other functions as well. Without enough vitamin B-12 in your diet, your nerve function suffers, and you might become lethargic.
Low in Mercury

Almost all fish contains mercury, a contaminant that may impact your nervous system, but you may safely eat catfish unless the waters in which it is caught are particularly high in mercury. The Environmental Protection Agency lists catfish as one of the mostly commonly consumed, low-mercury fish. Despite this, limiting your consumption of fish to 12 oz. per week is recommended to decrease your exposure. This is especially important if you are pregnant, since high levels of mercury may harm your fetus.www.facebook.com/basicknowledgeandwisdom

Catfish is my favourite delicacy every weekend.

i just like catfish, simply d best

U just dey talk plenty,all I got was mercury this,protein that,break am down biko,will it make me smarter or make my oko larger? Op u r mad

@justscorch:
U just dey talk plenty,all I got was mercury this,protein that,break am down biko,will it make me smarter or make my oko larger? Op u r mad

lol

Thanks

I h8 dat fish...*disgusting*

Front page plz!

Can not say yes or no because I have not eaten it befor

Fish is generally better a better source of protein than meat.

Omo me na dry catfish with unripe plantain peppersoup...con use chill Lager push am down my oesophagus...

suxes2005: Front page plz!

is it on back page befor

@justscorch:
U just dey talk plenty,all I got was mercury this,protein that,break am down biko,will it make me smarter or make my [b]oko [/b]larger? Op u r mad

you mean your penis?

TANX

#Team CatFish#

Not in my preference of fishes...

ezedolar: Can not say yes or no because I have not eaten it befor

try it and you will love it...

Omg!!!! Now I feel like taking catfish peppersoup

Must have it this night!

PortHarcourtBoy: Omo me na dry catfish with unripe plantain peppersoup...con use chill Lager push am down my oesophagus...

you be confirm PH boy

I hate dat fish die





maybe na because i hate p*ssy

Catfish on its own is tasteless. Even after spicing it up, its less tasty than common scumbia, savida and chizoba .
I have eaten it boiled, in-soup, fried, barbacued ,no way.......

Na mammywater fish I like pass.

Nonsense!

Your talking about cat fish, and you can't even put up a picture of a sumptuous cat fish?


Anyway shar, make I help you

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I like cat fish. But I heard it isn't so healthy cox it is scaleless and can strive in dirty water. Fishes without scales attracts dirt and other bacteria to their skin.

If you have marine spirits troubling you, it is advisable to stay away from catfish.

All dis na advertisement wat abt sandine,panla,eja osan,kote and so on i dont know deir English name o btw why spend so high on catfish wen i can get above fish at lower price abeg free me fish contains more protein Dan meat not only catfish but if i get money i will go for iya sikira catfish peppersoup it sweet die

Ishilove: If you have marine spirits troubling you, it is advisable to stay away from catfish.

why stay away from catfish cos of marine spirit is dere any correlation and so u believe all those fairy tales abt marine spirit and all those sort of rubbish abeg