Is eating tuna more than twice a week bad for you?

[Miss24k]

I was just reading on a website, that it's bad to eat tuna more than twice a week. And would like to know what you guys think?

I eat a can of tuna every day along with some veggies for my meal 4. I'm thinking I need to find a new source of protein for this meal damn it.

 

[anthrax]

I was just reading on a website, that it's bad to eat tuna more than twice a week. And would like to know what you guys think?

I eat a can of tuna every day along with some veggies for my meal 4. I'm thinking I need to find a new source of protein for this meal damn it.

Unless you're pregnant, being soon or lactating you shouldn't worry about CANNED tuna

Fresh tuna contains way more mercury but canned tuna, especially the Albacore and the cheap stuff is not that high in Hg

 

[jenscats5]

Well I saw on the new the other nite about mercury poisoning is mostly from canned tuna, not fresh, so it appears the news reporters are confusing the issue yet again....

 

[anthrax]

Well I saw on the new the other nite about mercury poisoning is mostly from canned tuna, not fresh, so it appears the news reporters are confusing the issue yet again....

Fresh tuna are big fish, canned tuna is made with small ones
Big fish have had time to grow, hence they have accumulated mercury throughout their life, while small ones havn't had the time to accumulate much Hg

 

[Miss24k]

thanks Anthrax for clearing that up for me

 

[njlw226]

what anthrax said.

 

[bran987]

hell yeah anthrax that's my man.

 

[JMD]

Well I saw on the new the other nite about mercury poisoning is mostly from canned tuna, not fresh, so it appears the news reporters are confusing the issue yet again....

I heard the same exact thing. So it is the other way around?

 

[landser]

I eat 8 cans or so a day....no problems here.

 

[BlondBomber]

I heard the same thing about the Albacore. Hope it's not true, a lot EFers are gonna fall of then.