Is eating seafood very often ok?

shorty35565

I eat tilapia ALL the time, sometimes maybe 5 times a week.
I also eat light chunk tuna 4 times a week. I eat the 2.6oz pouches.
Is this ok? Should I be worried about mercury?

gallium

Tilapia is fine, try cut the tuna to down a can or 2


http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/fish-intake-and-mercury.html

lyttlewon

http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/product-specificinformation/seafood/foodbornepathogenscontaminants/methylmercury/ucm115662.htm

By following these 3 recommendations for selecting and eating fish or shellfish, women and young children will receive the benefits of eating fish and shellfish and be confident that they have reduced their exposure to the harmful effects of mercury.

1. Do not eat Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel, or Tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury.

2. Eat up to 12 ounces (2 average meals) a week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury. Five of the most commonly eaten fish that are low in mercury are shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon, pollock, and catfish.
Another commonly eaten fish, albacore ("white") tuna has more mercury than canned light tuna. So, when choosing your two meals of fish and shellfish, you may eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) of albacore tuna per week.

3. Check local advisories about the safety of fish caught by family and friends in your local lakes, rivers, and coastal areas. If no advice is available, eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) per week of fish you catch from local waters, but don't consume any other fish during that week.

shorty35565

Tilapia is fine, try cut the tuna to down a can or 2


http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/fish-intake-and-mercury.html

A normal can of tuna is 6oz. So that would b 12oz for 2.. I eat 10.4oz of it a week, so I should b good then, right?
Glad tilapia is fine, cuz I eat it often & almost always eat 7oz+ when I eat it for supper.

shorty35565

http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/product-specificinformation/seafood/foodbornepathogenscontaminants/methylmercury/ucm115662.htm

By following these 3 recommendations for selecting and eating fish or shellfish, women and young children will receive the benefits of eating fish and shellfish and be confident that they have reduced their exposure to the harmful effects of mercury.

1. Do not eat Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel, or Tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury.

2. Eat up to 12 ounces (2 average meals) a week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury. Five of the most commonly eaten fish that are low in mercury are shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon, pollock, and catfish.
Another commonly eaten fish, albacore ("white") tuna has more mercury than canned light tuna. So, when choosing your two meals of fish and shellfish, you may eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) of albacore tuna per week.

3. Check local advisories about the safety of fish caught by family and friends in your local lakes, rivers, and coastal areas. If no advice is available, eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) per week of fish you catch from local waters, but don't consume any other fish during that week.

I eat 10.4oz of tuna, like I said above, so mayb I'm ok.
But I also eat 14oz + of Tilapia a week I'm willing to bet. They're farm raised though & I heard that mercury isn't a huge prob with farm raised fish, so maybe they're ok?

MDWilliams1857

I eat the same thing. I eat a lot of Tilapia, usually 8oz servings a few times a week and I also eat 3 or 4 cans of Tuna a week. I dont worry about mercury at all.

lyttlewon

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=farm-raised-fish-not-free-mercury-pcb-dioxin

"Farm-raised fish may have somewhat less exposure to mercury than their wild free-foraging cousins because they are usually fed a controlled diet, often consisting of more grains and soy, a cheaper and more abundant source of calories, than fishmeal. But they can still absorb mercury, since most fish farms are themselves located in the ocean, just close to or abutting the shoreline.

Farmed fish can also absorb PCBs and dioxins, as the near-shore waters they occupy are the first stop for run-off from land-based sources of pollution. And the fact that their primary feed source comes from conventionally grown terrestrial crops means that their diets can include trace amounts of pesticides and herbicides as well. Also, most farmed fish are exposed to dose after dose of antibiotics to keep diseases and pests at bay in their crowded underwater pens, much in the way “factory farmed” land animals are drugged to help them cope with cramped, unsanitary conditions. In fact, studies have shown that farm-raised fish have more toxins overall than their wild-caught cousins, though exceptions of course do exist."

Bottom line, I would try to stay within the FDA guideline of 12 oz for either farm or wild.

BrittanyErica

hmmmmmm.. i eat a can of tuna, AND usually a tin of per day.. this kinda worries me.. should i stop that? haha
thing is, these types of fish are a huge source of protein in my daily meals.. =/

BrittanyErica

hmmmmmm.. i eat a can of tuna, AND usually a tin of kipper per day.. this kinda worries me.. should i stop that? haha
thing is, these types of fish are a huge source of protein in my daily meals.. =/

angiechimpanzee

Of course it is.

The Japanese diet consists of mostly fish and veggies, and they're the healthiest country on the planet.