Question about tuna intake

[rasta]

Almost all of the recommended fitness/bodybuilding diets suggest tuna on a daily bases as a snack or small meal, but tuna has a high mercury content that over a long period of time can be dangerous for the body, especially the reproductive organs. Is anyone considered this aspect and does anyone have any alternatives to tuna as a high protein, good efa snack?

Just wondering
Rasta

 

[ann]

I am not sure of the mercury level effects on the body after a long time of consumption, but I did lay off the stuff for a while. Almost makes me puke thinking of tuna.....

 

[diamonddiceclay]

the best high protein meal is steak or hamburger with no bread-basically any red meat

 

[tripleV]

i htink youd have to eat a helluvah lotta tuna to get your mercury levels up there.....(not a doc though) but i eat 2 cans per day...

 

[Phemomena]

canned tuna just resembles cat food in every way shape and form to me.... that really doesn't answer this question or add to the value of this thread at all, but i had to make the fact known

 

[ann]

canned tuna just resembles cat food in every way shape and form to me.... that really doesn't answer this question or add to the value of this thread at all, but i had to make the fact known

I hear ya sista

 

[OTCbooty]

Phem....???? You okay today?


You do need to eat a ton of tuna to accumulate toxic levels of mercury....personally, I'm more concerned about the air I breath.

 

[Phemomena]

i'm well thank you...

i just dislike tuna with a passion... can't eat the crap.. cats love it though... it's a real treat to them when i decide i'm going to try to force myself to eat a new tuna dish... two bites, mess up my face and call the kittens...

 

[OTCbooty]

I can't stand the chunk stuff, but the whole/filet is better, less fishy. I have to agree with you though, in a perfect world, I'd rather just feed it to the cat

 

[Belial]

Try canned chicken breasts, then. Not nearly as rancid raw as tuna can be.

 

[OTCbooty]

Oh, and regarding the original post, I'm not sure there IS a good replacement for tuna...meaning that its cost effectiveness, convenience, accessibility, protein content, EFAs etc are just hard to come by in a whole food.

Soy nuts/edamame have some protein and good fats but carbs too....2:2:1 protein/carbs/fat, the carbs being 50% fiber, 50% complex...