Thoughts on tuna?

JaydedMiss wrote: »

Gallowmere1984 wrote: »

ninerbuff wrote: »

JaydedMiss wrote: »

Iv been eating a can of tuna a day and i feel like i could keep it up forever even though i dont really like tuna the way i make it makes me feel very satisfied. I mix it with a soup mix as a sauce and put it on top of potatoes half a can over 2 meals a day.

Though i hear to much tuna could be bad for you? Am i eating to much? I needed the low calorie protein. Thoughts please

Trust me that if tuna and chicken were the only meats you could eat for 12-16 weeks, you'll wish for something else. I did it for every contest I was in and couldn't eat it for a month after.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

I must be the odd man out. I eat only tuna and chicken breast tenderloins (even scraping off all rendered fat) when cutting, and the only reason I drop tuna when bulking is the sodium. Me+salt+carbs=water balloon. The chicken stays full time.

Yeah im not a professional anything so when i bloat im alright. Can just pretend im a bit fatter. Atleast if i go on dates bloated they are pleasantly surprised once i decide i like them and cut out salt to be sexy for them ;D haha

I don't compete either. I can deal with SOME bloat, but I've had that crap set in so hard that I gained 17 lbs. in three days, and it took 12 more to go away. Screw that noise.

cwolfman13 wrote: »

I do this and the tuna from Costco and eat it often.

Have you considered tuna outside of the typical can?, like Ahi Tuna, raw? There is a recipe for it, called Spicy tuna poke. I wrap it in romaine lettuce and it's delicious.

ninerbuff wrote: »

JaydedMiss wrote: »

Iv been eating a can of tuna a day and i feel like i could keep it up forever even though i dont really like tuna the way i make it makes me feel very satisfied. I mix it with a soup mix as a sauce and put it on top of potatoes half a can over 2 meals a day.

Though i hear to much tuna could be bad for you? Am i eating to much? I needed the low calorie protein. Thoughts please

Trust me that if tuna and chicken were the only meats you could eat for 12-16 weeks, you'll wish for something else. I did it for every contest I was in and couldn't eat it for a month after.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Really? I'm on prep #2 as we speak, I'm pretty much only eating chicken breast and tilapia. I never get sick of it, it's delicious.

I eat tuna, for lunch, daily. I eat low sodium chunk light.

There is a strong relationship between Mercury and Selenium content and the health implications when consuming mercury from fish sources.

I'd read something about this in the past but although this is not the article I read at that time it does seem to summarize the complexities:

https://chriskresser.com/5-reasons-why-concerns-about-mercury-in-fish-are-misguided/

Long story short: Mercury is not an issue when selenium is high - this is typically the case in most sea foods except pilot whale, shark, tilefish, king mackerel and swordfish and some* freshwater fish.

* varies regionally

StealthHealth wrote: »

There is a strong relationship between Mercury and Selenium content and the health implications when consuming mercury from fish sources.

I'd read something about this in the past but although this is not the article I read at that time it does seem to summarize the complexities:

https://chriskresser.com/5-reasons-why-concerns-about-mercury-in-fish-are-misguided/

Long story short: Mercury is not an issue when selenium is high - this is typically the case in most sea foods except pilot whale, shark, tilefish, king mackerel and swordfish and some* freshwater fish.

* varies regionally

This is an extremely relevant and often overlooked point. Essentially, selenium binds to mercury, rendering it non-bioavailable.

Also, the warnings about mercury in tuna, and the recommendations for reduced intake only ever applied to pregnant and nursing women. Somehow, this got extrapolated by "experts" to include everyone, which just isn't the case. Nor has it ever been.

Michael190lbs wrote: »

I'm starting a cut March first it will be Tuna, shrimp, salmon for Protein source could careless about mercury with all the other crap in foods today it can't be any worse!!

You say that, until you manage to get legitimate heavy metal poisoning from shady supplements. It's not pretty.

That said, nothing you mentioned would be cause for concern. Salmon doesn't have many mercury issues, and all three are pretty high in selenium.