Health Tip: Is Your Catch Safe to Eat?

(HealthDay News) -- For many people, fishing is more than just a sport -- it''s a way of putting food on the table.

But before you make your catch tonight''s dinner, heed this advice from the Virginia Department of Health:

• Eat smaller, younger fish, because they''re less likely to contain harmful levels of contaminants.
• Remove the skin, the fat from the belly and top, and the internal organs before cooking the fish.
• Bake, broil, or grill on an open rack to allow fats to drain away from the meat.
• Discard the fats that cook out of the fish.
• Eat less deep-fried fish since frying seals contaminants into the fatty tissue.

-- Felicity Stone

Last Updated: Sept. 29, 2005