Comments on: Rapper Common Talks About His Pescatarian Diet, Charity Work

By: Inga Ambrosia

Inga Ambrosia — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:11:04 +0000

I’m tired of these half-assers.

“It’s not just about not eating meat …” Oh no? For me – it is.

By: phoebe

phoebe — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:35:36 +0000

With the global overfishing problem reaching a crisis, we can all do our part to make sure we’re eating sustainably-caught seafood. The Monterey Bay Aquarium has an excellent seafood guide, which is available online, as a hard-copy pocket guide, and as a downloadable widget for the iPhone:
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx

The Marine Stewardship Council also has a labeling program, similar to the Forest Stewardship Council:

http://www.msc.org/

By: herwin

herwin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:32:47 +0000

“but I just went vegan at one point”
doing a diet for health reasons and feeling better is a very good admirable reason, but its best not to call it veganism, until there is some more true commitment / compassion.
and certainly no leather jacket (see photo) or shoes.

By: Jen Hamilton

Jen Hamilton — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:15:51 +0000

sucka!

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:12:30 +0000

Hemp seeds are a wonderful omega-3 that always get overlooked.

It’s too bad he went back to eating fish. Oh well…what are ya gonna do?

By: Natasha

Natasha — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:52:10 +0000

Tofu, pumpkins seeds,and walnuts also have omega 3′s .

By: The Discerning Brute

The Discerning Brute — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:45:53 +0000

I worked with common a couple years ago – and he complimented my ‘no fur’ pin. But I think his perspective is one-dimensional – it’s a selfish (or shell-fish – ha ha … um) approach solely about health. A holistic approach would consider health, the environment, the animals, and other people, too.

It seems the reason most people eat fish is to get omega 3 fatty acids. But did you know you can get those same fatty acids from Flax seed & Rapeseed oils – and not have to worry about mercury?

A study published in the November 3, 2006 issue of Science raised the alarm about the declining number of fish species in the world. Using historical analysis, it projects the collapse of all fish stock by 2048. That’s in most of our lifetimes! The fishing industry and fish farms are both responsible for some of the greatest ecological devastation happening to oceans and waterways.

There are plenty of eco-friendly ways to get the same nutrients found in fish without decimating the oceans.