Attention, sushi lovers. So much for the Okinawan diet. Your favorite delicacy might actually be contaminated with mercury.
A survey by the New York Times in October last year showed that mercury in tuna sushi is, in some cases, way above the safety levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Times sampled and tested sushi [...]
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Recent government studies have supported previous findings which advise pregnant women to limit their intake of fish in order to lower their risk of exposure to mercury and other toxic chemicals. Mercury can affect the brain development of a forming baby which is why it is of concern.
In 2004, the EPA and FDA issued [...]
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The advice as to what we should be eating and what we shouldn?t be eating is getting increasingly complicated. One particular area of confusion is fish. Some fish is good for you, some fish is better for the environment, some fish has lots of mercury and some fish involves messing up the ecosystems. So where [...]
Tags: atlantic, cod, fatty acids, fish, mercury, PCBs, tuna
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