11 things people think are terrible for your diet that actually aren't

[Raven]

9 minutes ago, Thesauron said:

Most Orthodox Jews would not consider shark meat kosher, but not because of mercury or arsenic levels, but because they are not counted among fish with scales, and are therefore forbidden according to the Torah. (This despite the fact that they do have minuscular placoid scales.)


Johan

Indeed. Jehovah is the one who made that law for the ancient Israelites however, and surely He had a very good reason behind it. No human would have known about the mercury or arsenic or other things in shark meat back then, but Jehovah always knew.

[Thesauron]

Indeed. Jehovah is the one who made that law for the ancient Israelites however, and surely He had a very good reason behind it. No human would have known about the mercury or arsenic or other things in shark meat back then, but Jehovah always knew.

Yes, very good reasons indeed, but the prohibition on shark meat (if you really should put it in the category of scaleless fish at all) was a dietary restriction, but not primarily a health law.


Johan