"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "James" > wrote in message
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>>I understand eating fish is healthy. Is this also true of other
>> seafood? I'd rather eat raw oysters, lobsters and crabs than just
>> fish.
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> To varying degrees. Shellfish is not considered as healthy as fish rich in
> Omega 3 oil. Shellfish are bottom feeders and not considered kosher for
> that reason.

Actually the fact that they don't have scales makes them unkosher. Many
fish with scales are bottom feeders.