Canned Tuna

[Tweaked]

Should I be concerned about mercury content in canned tuna? I have been consuming about a can a day (5 oz), where as I was reading the average person shouldnt consume more than 12 ounces/week. Any thoughts on this?

 

[kicka19]

dont worry bout it, wont hurt u, i eat bout 7-10 cans(5 servs per) a week, some people eat alot more

 

[SPIKE1257]

If you start to glow when you turn out the lights, cut back on the seafood..

 

[Tweaked]

If you start to glow when you turn out the lights, cut back on the seafood..

Damn, I guess its time to cut back! J/K, Im just concerned since a family member of mine brought it up when I was telling em my diet.

 

[SPIKE1257]

This may help...http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/admehg3.html http://www.ewg.org/issues/mercury/index.php

 

[Jodi]

Stick with chunk light tuna. It has alot less mercury than albacore.

 

[Tweaked]

This may help...http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/admehg3.html http://www.ewg.org/issues/mercury/index.php

Or make matters worse, I dont want to touch the stuff after reading all that.

 

[Tweaked]

Stick with chunk light tuna. It has alot less mercury than albacore.

Thats what I have been eating.

 

[SPIKE1257]

Or make matters worse, I dont want to touch the stuff after reading all that.

There you go.. Congrads, you just made a decision.

 

[Tough Old Man]

stick to 99% fat free ground turkey or chicken and take fish oil caps from costco>

 

[Moze]

Concerned

Tweaked,

I used to work with a guy who ate canned tuna and brown rice 5 days a week, for lunch. His eyes started turning yellow from jaundice, and he disappeard. I didn't know him very well, but I've always wondered if the constant canned tuna was a contributing factor. I'm not kidding about this.

Moze

 

[Rocky_B]

I think 3-4 cans of tuna a week is good.. no more than 4, especially since you may be eating salmon, white fish, and other fish which may contain smaller but yet some amounts of mercury. But with tuna, salmon, chicken, lean red meat, turkey, whey, milk, beans, and so many other clean protein sources around, you shouldn't have to worry about eating only 3-4 cans a week. Dempsters Whole Wheat Bread has 5g's of protein per slice (I only realised that recently).