Freezing fish and cholesterol damage

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Freezing fish and cholesterol damage

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From the acne book:
Foods containing the most oxy-cholesterols are foods that by nature contain most cholesterol and have been heated (and/or frozen) a number of times
To prevent the intake of oxy-cholesterols, you must stop eating cooked and/or frozen animal food.

Does this mean that I can't freeze my sashimi? I thought that freezing was okay. I eat very little at once and cannot logically purchase such a small quantity, so that freezing for later use becomes the only logical course of action.
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There is actually a sticky in this forum about frozen fish, which explains that it's okay.
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Thanks, Oscar.
So the protein issue is addressed in the sticky, but I am wondering about the cholesterol. Although there are minimal amounts in fish, does it remain intact? Is this information available?
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I'm not sure, but I would think so. As the prefix suggests, it's oxidated cholesterol, so heat treated cholesterol. These unnatural oxysterols (yep there are also natural ones) are the result. Afaik colder temperatures ic freezing doesn't have an influence.
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Oscar wrote:As the prefix suggests, it's oxidated cholesterol, so heat treated cholesterol
Thanks. Being reminded of this is helpful. Although slow oxidation can occur in the absence of cooking, I cannot find any reference to oxidation which might occur at freezing temperatures. I did however find a site discussing the effects of freezing on food (http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/selecti ... foods.html) which is making me consider buying a dehydrator for my salmon instead of freezing it. I'm not sure if it is such a big deal in the long run as I consume my salmon immediately upon thawing and reaching room temperature. Any thoughts?
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Well, the 'problem' with Raw Food sites is that they claim to be scientific, yet they never seem to have any scientific sources. While I don't want to automatically presume their lysosome theory is wrong, it does seem a bit unlikely to me. I can accept the lysosome mechanism, but that leading to harmful substances (changing the chemical structure in such a way it becomes damaging to our bodies after digestion) again seems improbable. Oxidation always happens when food comes in contact with the air, as it's part of the decomposing process, so leaving food exposed will diminish the nutrient content. If one's nutrient deprived, this might be a problem.
Of course the bacteria issue isn't an issue.
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