mercury in tuna

[MichelleRenee12]

My sister cautioned me today that I shouldn't eat more than 3 servings of tuna a week due to its mercury content. Is this a real concern?

[LayzieBone085]

if u search for tuna on the threads ull find 10-20 threads just like this one..

or read the nutrition articles under the nutrition section in BB.com not on the forms.. all the replies are there..

but 3 cans a week is perfectly fine.. especially if chunk light..

[Thinkingman85]

Technically, you should only have around one can, depending on your body size. Tuna is very high in mercury. Here is a good website regarding how much fish you probably can consume without developing mercury toxicity:

http://www.gotmercury.org

[Scott~]

Vastly overstated. You'd have to eat an ungodly amount of canned tuna for their to be harm done. I would suggest not eating tuna every day strictly for the case of variety, certainly not mercury.

[in10city]

Originally Posted by MichelleRenee12

My sister cautioned me today that I shouldn't eat more than 3 servings of tuna a week due to its mercury content. Is this a real concern?

Take your NAC, Glutathione, & Selenium ... and don't forget to detox and have some chelation therapy done periodically ... with these you'll be fine ...

You'll know there's a problem when you start to turn into the Mad Hatter ...

[fates_child03]

Yeah I honestly think you'd have to eat more like 30+ cans a week and it would still take time to cause a problem.

[Hesh]

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I dunno man.

According to the gotmercury calculator over 15oz a week puts you over the EPA limit for mercury (for a 160 lb person).

My IQ was tested several times over my life and this last time I took a test it dropped significantly- by 14 points (serious).

I don't know if mercury really did cause brain damage to me, because the whole mercury thing is controversial, but I'd rather not take the risk of brain damage.

I used to eat about two cans of tuna a day (sometimes three or four) because it was an inexpensive and lean protein source.

I pray that it didn't make me stupider or cause brain damage in anyway, but I have no way of knowing.

[sikwitittt]

my dad has been eating 3 cans a day for 5 years, and he turned into a tuna yesterday.

[JerG]

Originally Posted by Hesh

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I dunno man.

According to the gotmercury calculator over 15oz a week puts you over the EPA limit for mercury (for a 160 lb person).

My IQ was tested several times over my life and this last time I took a test it dropped significantly- by 14 points (serious).

I don't know if mercury really did cause brain damage to me, because the whole mercury thing is controversial, but I'd rather not take the risk of brain damage.

I used to eat about two cans of tuna a day (sometimes three or four) because it was an inexpensive and lean protein source.

I pray that it didn't make me stupider or cause brain damage in anyway, but I have no way of knowing.

I would laugh, but 14 points is actually a lot... have you noticed a difference in brain function in every day life? Maybe the tests weren't accurate/valid.

[Neopragmatist]

If you have an Eskimo descent, you're probably fine with 3 servings/week.

[Hesh]

Originally Posted by JerG

have you noticed a difference in brain function in every day life?

My memory used to photographic. Now I can't remember stuff as well.

[BuckSpin]

FWIW, a food source high in selenium (which is a mercury "magnet" that bonds to it & allows it to be passed thru you) is tuna....

[McCannons]

Just eat it!
**** mercury, the next thing you will post will probably be, **** should i microwave my meals???

[Muscle-T-17yrs]

Originally Posted by Hesh

My memory used to photographic. Now I can't remember stuff as well.

stop smoking weed....do it like once a month and u shuld be aite,... aite!