Why I won't eat fish (seafood)

Just curious...

You can get b12 or omega fats through other means.

That would take a lot of flaxseed.

I read on the boards that fish is great for us because of the nutrition and fats they can offer.

Here is a video on mercury effects on neurons (not human I don't think)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6E-OUMVMNI&NR=1

Here is the FDA response on mercury for pregnant women.
http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/product-specificinformation/seafood/foodbornepathogenscontaminants/methylmercury/ucm115662.htm

I can't believe the FDA wants pregnant women to feel safe eating fish!

Aren't you also a vegetarian? If you are then aren't you just spewing anti meat propoganda?

Please tell me that you don't drive a car or drink city water . . .

I also hope you don't actually use paper cash to pay for stuff, you know that 90% of all paper money has cocaine on it right? While we're boycotting stuff that'd be a good place to start, you know what cocaine can do to you?!?

Let me add that once, I got my annual flu shot AND an H1N1 shot and then went and ate sushi. LOL. I should probably be dead from mercury poisoning right? LOL

I could eat sushi everyday and never get bored of it. Of course I'm a systematic eater most of the time anyway.

i don't eat fish because it tastes like fish lol...well accept tuna...that's not so bad.

Same here! I hate the taste and texture of all aquatic meat.

You don't eat steak then either? Ahi Tuna has the same texture as beef (unless you ruin your beef by cooking it all leathery and well done). RAw salmon also has a texture like beef...

Actually I don't eat steak very often and I have never eaten raw salmon. Are you getting defensive about me not enjoying the taste of sea food? It has nothing to do with the mercury if that's what you're thinking lol

Defensive? Not at all. I have always kind of had champagne taste though, as opposed to beer tastes:) Always surprised when people don't like the high quality stuff.

Defensive? Not at all. I have always kind of had champagne taste though, as opposed to beer tastes:) Always surprised when people don't like the high quality stuff.

LOL

I'm sorry but this makes you sound really arrogant.
I guess I just have "beer taste" as you put it.

Mercury is highest in large fish, such as Tuna. You will be perfectly fine eating Salmon and Tilapia. The amount of mercury in fish poses a much smaller health hazard than the salmoneall, ecoli, antibiotics, steroids, hormones, bleach, and amonia found in other commercially availalbe meats (chicken, beef, and pork). Also, you can buy wild Alaskan fish online that are caught in costal waters and are not farm raised...thus reducing the impurities they are exposed to in their lifetime.

Chunk Light Tuna is relatively low in Mercury. It's the solid white albacore that is much higher (almost double the amount).

Either way, I can enjoy 1 can of tuna a day and live a long and healthy life. Not really worried about it honestly.

i don't eat fish because it tastes like fish lol...well accept tuna...that's not so bad.

Same here! I hate the taste and texture of all aquatic meat.

You don't eat steak then either? Ahi Tuna has the same texture as beef (unless you ruin your beef by cooking it all leathery and well done). RAw salmon also has a texture like beef...

the only way tuna has the texture of beef is if it's over-cooked, which should be a crime IMO.

No, no, no, just the opposite. Uncooked or lightly seared ahi tuna or raw salmon has the consistency of nice, rare beef. Problem is, people overcook their beef, so they have no idea how nice a smooth it should be:)

I get so incredibly tired of people overblowing the Mercury thing way out of proportion.

You have to eat an insane amount of fish including tunafish over a long period of time (YEARS) to be affected by the mercury.

It's getting really ridiculous. It's like people not wanting to use smartphones anymore because of the cancer thing.

It's kinda like the fear of drinking too much water. For most people, it would be near impossible to do so.

Here is another article about the reluctance of labeling mercury warnings on can tuna and the (biased organization) Oceana with regards to mercury in tuna.

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/national-study-finds-high-levels-of-mercury-in-tuna/?scp=28&sq=boy mercury poisoning&st=cse

Here is a youtube video on a local news group testing mercury in their area.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2BHzpHlNeQ&feature=related

This ABC's report and it includes a story about a boy whose mercury levels affected him. So, yes you can get sick more quickly than you thought, but the good news is, there is a way to know how much poison you are eating.

Still, that defies some logic of health, but oh well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JbvwuHi_K4&NR=1

Here is a 2009 report on mercury in the USA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an3xRjL_Q5U&feature=related

"While fish gets most of the bad press regarding mercury, other food products also contain mercury. In early 2009, Environmental Health Journal reported on a study conducted by a team led by Renee Dufault that found high fructose corn syrup had high levels of mercury. Many mass-marketed food products contain high fructose corn syrup due the prevalence of corn production in America and the government's corn subsidy. Popular products sweetened with high fructose corn syrup include most sodas, ketchup and even bread."


Read more: Foods Containing Mercury | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5376461_foods-containing-mercury.html#ixzz1U4qDrmGd


So do you not eat any ketchup or bread????

Me too...fish is too fishy!

i don't eat fish because it tastes like fish lol...well accept tuna...that's not so bad.

As I said, chicken and beef do not have toxic poisons in them. Fish and seafood does. I cannot knowingly and willingly eat a toxic poison. If you do, good for you.

Re "toxic poison": Are there poisons that are NOT toxic? Odd choice of words....

Regarding chicken and beef not having the aforementioned "toxic poisons", have you read anything about feedlot beef (E. coli) or how the houses that chickens are raised in have such bad air quality due to the ammonia that people working in them have to wear respirators? Or for that matter about mass-produced eggs?

It's good that you are concerned about the safety of your food. Just saying you might want to educate yourself more on a wider variety of food-related topics. There are a lot of things to look at....