Catfish is a food ingredient that is quite popular in Indonesia. However, recently, news has spread that eating catfish is harmful to the health of the body. It is reported that one bite of catfish contains hundreds or even thousands of cancer cell triggers. Really? Let's get to know a little more about the ins and outs of catfish. Catfish (Clarias spp.) is a type of fish that lives in fresh water. The characteristics of the catfish are easily recognizable from its slippery body, slightly flattened lengthwise, and having something like a long mustache, which sticks out from around the mouth. The catfish's habitat is generally in rivers with slow currents, swamps, lakes, reservoirs, flooded/muddy rice fields. , sewers and sewers. The ability of catfish to live in a dirty and polluted environment is influenced by an additional breathing apparatus in the form of a labyrinth that functions as a filter for dirt from the environment where the catfish live. Catfish is also known as the dirtiest fish. This refers to the nature of the catfish that likes to consume all kinds of waste in the waters where it lives. Every 100 grams of catfish meat contains 229 kilocalories of energy. The protein content of catfish with that portion is about 18 grams, carbohydrates about 8 grams, fiber 0.7 grams and fat by 13 grams. Catfish also contains various vitamins and minerals such as vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B complex, vitamin B12, as well as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zinc. Catfish is also rich in vitamin D. Catfish meat also contains 220 mg of omega 3 fatty acids and 875 mg of omega 6 and there are approximately 15.6 grams of protein in 1 catfish. The nutrients contained in catfish are closely related to good growth, especially in children who are in their infancy and are useful for maintaining heart and brain health. Based on exposure to the nutritional content of catfish, it can be concluded that catfish is very rich in benefits for the human body. Then why should people worry about eating catfish? Basically a dirty environment that can trigger catfish to be dangerous for consumption. Catfish that live in a dirty water environment have the potential to be exposed to hazardous chemical compounds such as heavy metals and pollutants found in water pollutants. The most dangerous chemical compound that catfish may consume is mercury. Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic organic chemical compound that can disrupt the human nervous system when consumed. But we don't need to worry too much about the issue of catfish which is said to have the potential to trigger cancer. Catfish that are generally on the market are not catfish that come from the wild but are catfish that have been cultivated in ponds and have been controlled to be free from pollution. The feed given to cultured catfish is also generally non-waste feed so that the catfish is not exposed to harmful chemical compounds. Cultivated catfish even contain high enough amino acids. High levels of this amino acid alone can reduce the risk of certain types of cancer and rheumatoid arthritis inflammation. In addition, there is no official research that states that eating catfish can trigger cancer. However, we also have to be careful about everything we consume. To obtain the benefits of catfish while preventing the risk, it is better to limit catfish consumption. In addition, it is better to vary the intake of fish from other types so that the nutritional adequacy of fish commodities can be more fulfilled. One thing that is no less important to eat catfish is to cook catfish in the right and healthy way so that the catfish we eat is really good, halal and beneficial for our bodies.