Fish and mercury

stt43

Does anyone have much information with regard to mercury intake from eating fish (particularly tinned/canned tuna and mackerel), such as what consumption level is safe, and the negative benefits of eating it too regularly, etc.?

DatMurse

2 cans a week.

big fish= high amounts of mercury
small fish has less mercury

FatHuMan1

I thought this was about Freddy Mercury.

FredDoyle

Here's Health Canada's recommendations:

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/mercur/cons-adv-etud-eng.php

stt43

Thanks guys. In everything I've read it always says it depends what type of fish you are eating, and lists all these different types of tuna etc., and I don't know which type is in the can I'm eating. I've been having a can of tuna and a can of mackerel almost every day for about a year.