Am I eating too much Fish?

Loozin
Loozin Posts: 91
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi Pals,

I don'y eat meat but I do eat Fish - Ok Ok Ok, I understand Fish is seen as meat too, but how else do I describe it?

Anyway, as a result of only eating Fish & Eggs (from Meat) I'm mindful that maybe I'm eating too much fish.

I usually have Salmon everyday, maybe twice if I'm having some Smoked Salmon too.

I also have had quite a bit of Mackerel recently but plan to cut that down as it has a high Saturated Fat content.

Prawms are usually on the menu at lease once a week & possibly some Tuna.

Is this TOO much Fish ?

Thanks,

Loozin

Replies

  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
    Looks fine to me, saturated fat is not an issue.

    Fish is great.
  • I_love_frogs
    I_love_frogs Posts: 340 Member
    only issue i know of in eating too much fish is mercury levels. So bigger fish like shark, marlin, swordfish etc have higher concentrations in them cos the mercury etc gets stored in them.

    Food chain and all that you know...big fish eats lots of little fish who ate lots of littler fish and so on.

    I love fish but I only eat it a few times a week. I know pregnant women shouldn't eat some fish cos of the mercury levels too. Just be aware!
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Mercury levels can vary by type of fish. You might want to do a little research to see what is safe. Other than that, I don't know of any reason not to eat all you want.
  • Loozin
    Loozin Posts: 91
    Mercury levels can vary by type of fish. You might want to do a little research to see what is safe. Other than that, I don't know of any reason not to eat all you want.

    Apparently WILD Fish is better with less Mercury, I read somewhere
  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
    I'm a toxicologist and I thought it was the other way, wild fish are worse (not something in my field or that I regularly check so I could be wrong).

    I know that farmed fish can have lower levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids.

    The first overt symptom to show of too much mercury will be jittery extremities, but that would just mean there is already a problem if you are there.

    If you are not pregnant, nursing, or trying to get pregnant, there shouldn't be a problem. Consumption advisories are very conservative.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories