Thread: Tuna fish

I eat a can a day, roughly. I'm not dead yet...

Just ate a can of tuna about 2 hours ago. It does taste like some shit, but it is an excellent source of protein. And convient.

only problem with tuna fresh or canned is the risk of mercury poisoning if you eat it EXCESSIVELY. Everything is good in moderation, try some Cottage Cheese....or chicken...they are relatively cheap and high in protein as well.

Yeah there has been a ton of talk in the past about mercury, personally I think they need to find something negative about everything. I mean whens the last time you heard of "death by tuna".

not necessarily death...because people usually catch it before it kills them. I mean...the hair falling out and other symptoms are dead giveaways. All im saying is there are many other cheap sources of protein....I eat the occasional sodium free chunk light tuna as well...sometimes 2 cans per week but usually not more than that.

Again I have ate plenty of tuna. I dont think tuna in ridiculous amounts are in quesation here. I highly doubt anyone is going to eat so much it is going to make their hair fall out. I really dont think the stuff is that good. However, there are also other good protein sources like you said. I also like beef jerky, while it is high in sodium, its a quick fix.

Thanks for replies. So tuna seems ok. My question is the quailty of protein in tinned tuna just as good as fresh tuna?

In my opinion, definitely no. Fresh tuna have a high protein compared to tuna in can. We all know that there's already lots of preservatives and any other mixed formula in it, so probably protein will be reduced due to it. Anyway, I still love to eat tuna in can and please bear on mind to heat it before eating. Eating without preheating it may cause some health problems.

Originally Posted by aima123

In my opinion, definitely no. Fresh tuna have a high protein compared to tuna in can. We all know that there's already lots of preservatives and any other mixed formula in it, so probably protein will be reduced due to it. Anyway, I still love to eat tuna in can and please bear on mind to heat it before eating. Eating without preheating it may cause some health problems.

You heat tinned tuna??? Ive never heated it in my whole life! What are the possible health problems?

Tuna and other large fish that are caught in mass or that are farmed like most atlantic salmon are going to be high in poisonous metals. Mercury isn't the only problem. It's just a pollution problem. The best fish to eat which is the lowest in saturated fat and lowest in mercury content is pacific wild salmon. It's more expensive than the farmed stuff but the farmed salmon isn't even pink, it's dyed to look that way and it tastes like crap in comparison.

Tuna is fine just don't eat it every single day of the weak, and don't eat two huge tins of it every time. Fresh tuna tastes better I think, not sure if the actual protein content is much different.

I don't eat much tuna. But I find mixing in a couple a teaspoons of catsoup and having it on toasted bread is actually tasty!

Really, I swear!

Originally Posted by JimSnow

I don't eat much tuna. But I find mixing in a couple a teaspoons of catsoup and having it on toasted bread is actually tasty!

Really, I swear!

Catsoup???

Oh and tut tut to bread! I gain fat just looking at a slice!

Originally Posted by Plateau_Max

Tuna and other large fish that are caught in mass or that are farmed like most atlantic salmon are going to be high in poisonous metals. Mercury isn't the only problem. It's just a pollution problem. The best fish to eat which is the lowest in saturated fat and lowest in mercury content is pacific wild salmon. It's more expensive than the farmed stuff but the farmed salmon isn't even pink, it's dyed to look that way and it tastes like crap in comparison.

Tuna is fine just don't eat it every single day of the weak, and don't eat two huge tins of it every time. Fresh tuna tastes better I think, not sure if the actual protein content is much different.

Cool thnks for that info! I usually have 1 tin per day or every other day.

I get the "chunk light" in a pouch. It is healthier, or so I hear.

Nothing beats a tuna steak

Originally Posted by fUnc17

Nothing beats a tuna steak

Mmmm.

If you can skip tuna all togther and go with salmon its a better deal.

I've been eating way too much latley. I seem to rotate between tuna and chicken. I think, I am ready to go back with the chicken for awhile. I don't really like salmon that much, but I may give some a try. I have made salmon cakes on occasion with egg whites though cooked on the trusty george foreman grill and they are pretty good.

Yes I did. That's my doctor advice, that once you eat canned foods be sure to heat it before eating. Because according to him it can cause cancer.

Yeah well my doctor also tried to tell me that olive oil was bad for me.....yeah chew on that for a while. How dumb was that. Now I am not saying that the doc doesnt think that, but if someone can pull up some evidence supporting this I would appreciate it.

Yeah you're right, I haven't heard any death cause by tuna yet. But anyway following his instructions helps me alot.

If this doctor is a GP i wouldn't trust them at all - it's such a broad science and most of the time they have no idea what's going on and just refer you to someone more specialised. 4-7 years depending on grades to become a GP, far too much information for such a small period of study.

I usually mix canned tuna with some light cream cheese, and I have mixed some hearts of palm in with it too, to give it a different texture.

There's nothing massively wrong with eating a lot of tinned tuna but nothing massively good in it beyond a moderate level of protein. Farmed fish should be eaten only in moderation due to the crappy stuff they are fed but ocean fish aren't much of a risk except re: some heavy metals. Because of this is a good idea to eat fish from different sources and not much more than every second day as a precaution. Things like metals cumulate so by the time you know you've taken too much it is too late. That said, I think that even eating them everday is safe, I'm just naturally cautious and need a little variation in diet to stay sane.

Originally Posted by theglyphon

There's nothing massively wrong with eating a lot of tinned tuna but nothing massively good in it beyond a moderate level of protein. Farmed fish should be eaten only in moderation due to the crappy stuff they are fed but ocean fish aren't much of a risk except re: some heavy metals. Because of this is a good idea to eat fish from different sources and not much more than every second day as a precaution. Things like metals cumulate so by the time you know you've taken too much it is too late. That said, I think that even eating them everday is safe, I'm just naturally cautious and need a little variation in diet to stay sane.

I eat the albacore in the pouch sometime but I wonder about the affect on memory