Dangers of Consuming Catfish Containing Cancer Cells - Catfish is a type of fish that lives in fresh water. Catfish are easily recognizable because of their slick body, slightly flattened elongated, and has a long "whiskers" that stick out from around the mouth. Catfish is one of the favorite food menus and even in every food stall this menu is always available, because the price is quite cheap and the taste is good, which is the main attraction for this fish. Although delicious and cheap, catfish is the dirtiest among other types of fish that are often consumed by humans. Why is that? This is because catfish is a type of fish that easily breeds in dirty places. Catfish is a type of fish that easily breeds in dirty places because these fish consume waste in the form of animal waste such as chicken, cow, and pigs, and even these fish can also consume human waste. So it is possible that in the body of catfish contains three thousand cancer cells which are very dangerous for the human body. Catfish contains cancer cells. The news that catfish contains 3,000 cancer cells first appeared in China. An article that mentions dirty and dirty catfish has gone viral on social media. The article mentions that human waste is also used as feed at a catfish farm in Haikou City, China. However, catfish connoisseurs are asked not to be influenced by this information. The reason is, catfish in Indonesia is different from China. Apart from all that, are there any health benefits of catfish? it turns out that this one fish besides being delicious also contains several substances that are good for the health of the human body. The content contained in catfish, in addition to the savory meat, it turns out that catfish meat has a lot of nutritional content. The following is the nutritional value of catfish 100 grams, edible parts of fish and fresh fish (FAO, 1972) Types of nutrients Bag. Edible fish Whole fresh fish. 1 Water content (%) 78.5 47.1 Energy source (cal.) 90 54, Protein (gr) 18.7 11.2 Fat (gr) 1.1 0.7 Calcium (Ca) (mgr) 15 9 Phosphorus (P) (mgr) 260 156 Iron (Fe) (mgr) 2 1,2 Sodium (mgr) 150 90 Thiamine (vit B1) (mgr) 0.10 0.06 Riboflavin (vit B2) (mgr) 0 ,05 0.03 Niacin (mgr) 2.0 1.2 From the data above it can be concluded that catfish contains high protein and bone-strengthening substances (calcium) which are good to eat. In addition, catfish also contains other minerals that are also important for body health (Djatmiko Hertami, 1986) So that's some information about catfish in China, but in Indonesia this fish has been cultivated well by catfish farmers and they use pellets. as food instead of using waste that is very harmful to the health of the human body. So that consuming catfish in Indonesia there is no need to doubt its cleanliness, but as wise consumers we must remain vigilant with the content of this fish and do not need to consume catfish in large quantities on a regular basis because it can interfere with our health.