Mecury in tuna

[MattB]

How safe is it too eat a can of tuna a day? I've read in a lot of places that it has high mecury levels.....

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Just eat it, people worry about this shit too much.

 

[Clean]

white albacore has more mercury than chunk light tuna.

I would'nt worry too much unless a woman is pregnant or if little kids were eating it.

 

[Clean]

Just eat it, people worry about this shit too much.

Yeh I hate when people take precautions about their health. I mean, wtf are they thinking?

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Exactly.

 

[MattB]

lol thanks Clean

 

[obiwan9962]

How safe is it too eat a can of tuna a day? I've read in a lot of places that it has high mecury levels.....

the amount of mercury in canned tuna varies but it is really very minimal

fresh tuna is a bit higher if you eat fresh cut out the bloodline (very dark area)

i forgot what the study said but i believe you'd have to eat 4 cans of tuna a day for months before you to see any signs of mercury poisoning

signs are significant hair loss, headaches, dizziness, etc

 

[Seashell]

I don't know if this is different for Canada, but our FDA claims that the mercury-content is not an issue for canned tuna because they only use a certain size (age) of fish for canning. I guess not enough has accumulated at that point to be a concern.

Fresh fish, different story. You have to watch out.

 

[bran987]

I was under the impression that as long as it wasn't albacore, it wasn't an issue AT ALL.

In fact I had a whole thread about this damnit.

I've been eating 2 cans of chunk light tuna at work each day right out of the can for a month.

Is it just albacore? Or is it ALL tuna?

 

[theoak01]

im anywhere from 2-4 cans a day depending on how I feel like eating and I have been doing this for a while and no problems

if its a concern take garlic,its suppose to take mercury out of the body

 

[sh4dowf4lcon]

Only an issue if you are pregnant. Even if you are pregnant you can still consume tuna but not more than once or twice per week according to the OB my wife and I asked when she was prego.

 

[bigdho]

I also eat 2 cans a day without a problem

 

[Clean]

Only an issue if you are pregnant. Even if you are pregnant you can still consume tuna but not more than once or twice per week according to the OB my wife and I asked when she was prego.

exactly, just like I said. Unless pregnant I wouldn't worry. Albacore has more mercury than chunk light according to the news and somewhere else I read.

 

[anthrax]

If you can go through a metal detectors at the airport it means you're not intoxicated yet