Major Findings
• The extent of significant mercury contamination is ubiquitous in marine and freshwater ecosystems around the world.

• Biological mercury hotspots are globally common and can be related to human-generated mercury releases to air, land, and water from multiple point and nonpoint source types.
• Fish samples from around the world regularly demonstrate mercury concentrations exceeding human health advisory guidelines based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reference dose. This translates to 84 percent of total samples were above the level at which one meal per month is recommended.
• Hair samples from around the world regularly demonstrate mercury concentrations exceeding fish consumption advisory levels based on the U.S. EPA reference dose, which translates to 82 percent above the guidelines



http://www.briloon.org/uploads/documents/hgcenter/gmh/gmhFullReport.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:Why would you eat tuna when you know it contains mercury??? Even small amounts? Sounds like a BAD idea.

There is mercury in so much that your statement is much like saying, you breathe?! You know there's particulate pollution! Even in small amounts! There is some concern that women are avoiding tuna (one of the most accessible types of fish) and also missing the brain building benefits of the omega-3s. Or are you attempting sarcasm? I can't tell. OP, I would avoid the known high mercury types and eat the lower-mercury as much as your doc/midwife think is sensible.

UM No it's not. you need air to breathe or you will DIE. you do not need to eat tuna to survive! you will not suffocate if you dont eat tuna!! DUH

EVERYONE TAKEs fish oil when pregnant, that is how you get omega 3s. you do not need to eat tuna. There is not medical reason or survival reason to eat tuna!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you eat tuna when you know it contains mercury??? Even small amounts? Sounds like a BAD idea.

There is mercury in so much that your statement is much like saying, you breathe?! You know there's particulate pollution! Even in small amounts! There is some concern that women are avoiding tuna (one of the most accessible types of fish) and also missing the brain building benefits of the omega-3s. Or are you attempting sarcasm? I can't tell. OP, I would avoid the known high mercury types and eat the lower-mercury as much as your doc/midwife think is sensible.

UM No it's not. you need air to breathe or you will DIE. you do not need to eat tuna to survive! you will not suffocate if you dont eat tuna!! DUH

I am 14 weeks pregnant and my doctor told me I could eat canned tuna but I should not eat tuna steaks. This is because canned tuna is obtained from small fish which has much less mercury in it compared to the steaks which come from bigger fish (which has accumulated mercury). So, I eat 2 times a week tuna and also 2 times a week other fish for lunch, especially fatty cold water fish is supposed to be good. Nutrients from fish are supposed to be very important for the brain development of the fetus.

I eat tuna bc I like it and its a good source of protein.
I also eat sushi while pregnant and have the occasional glass of wine.

Babies are far less affected by these things than the extremists would like to think and they are putting their baby in far greater danger every time they get into a car (which likely happens more often than I eat tuna).

Anonymous wrote:OP when were you last pregnant? Tuna has been something to avoid or limit for many years.

I'm not OP, but I was pregnant 3 years ago, and was told that tuna once a week was OK. Certainly wasn't advised to avoid it completely. Then again, there are a lot of hysterical pregnant women that avoid everything and torture themselves needlessly. I didn't, and don't plan to.

Anonymous wrote:Why would you eat tuna when you know it contains mercury??? Even small amounts? Sounds like a BAD idea.

There is mercury in so much that your statement is much like saying, you breathe?! You know there's particulate pollution! Even in small amounts! There is some concern that women are avoiding tuna (one of the most accessible types of fish) and also missing the brain building benefits of the omega-3s. Or are you attempting sarcasm? I can't tell. OP, I would avoid the known high mercury types and eat the lower-mercury as much as your doc/midwife think is sensible.