Fish from polluted rivers can cause cancer

Last summer, I visited Paris with my family, and we stayed on a boat on the Seine. Our accommodations were very nice but the river? Well, it smelled a bit raw. And there was always random garbage floating by and I can only imagine what else. Each morning when we walked outside, we saw a group of people fishing in the river, and we prayed to god they weren't the people who owned the nearby restaurants. Ick.

Not only is eating fish from polluted rivers nausea-inspiring, but it's also dangerous too, especially for us women -- recent studies show that eating fish from polluted waters can trigger breast cancer. Yikes.

This is a good reminder that it's important to eat wild ocean fish whenever possible.