Mercury in Fish
 

i just watched a movie, The Cove, filmed in Japan,
and the Dolphins had a very [unacceptably] high mercury content

and they mentioned Tuna was also high, although i don't remember the details on tuna

i was wondering about the mercury content of Salmon,
which i like to eat, and any other fish...?

thanks
marc

Mercury in Fish
 

I'd worry more about toxic chemicals in fish.

Mercury in Fish
 

On Monday, August 8, 2016 at 5:47:53 PM UTC-7, wrote:
> I'd worry more about toxic chemicals in fish.

good point

avoid fish that has Known bad chemicals in it is smart

so, such as...?

marc

Mercury in Fish
 

> wrote in message
...
>i just watched a movie, The Cove, filmed in Japan,
> and the Dolphins had a very [unacceptably] high mercury content
>
> and they mentioned Tuna was also high, although i don't remember the
> details on tuna
>
> i was wondering about the mercury content of Salmon,
> which i like to eat, and any other fish...?
>
> thanks
> marc

It's high in a lot of fish which is why fish is no longer considered a
healthy food.

Mercury in Fish
 

On Monday, August 8, 2016 at 2:37:08 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> i just watched a movie, The Cove, filmed in Japan,
> and the Dolphins had a very [unacceptably] high mercury content
>
> and they mentioned Tuna was also high, although i don't remember the details on tuna
>
> i was wondering about the mercury content of Salmon,
> which i like to eat, and any other fish...?
>
> thanks
> marc

My understanding is that salmon does not have a high mercury content. Fishes that eat other fishes tend to concentrate Hg in their bodies. The large predators at the top food chain will have a diet of fish high in Hg. Salmon eat small fish which probably have not lived long enough to store much Hg in their bodies. I recently had some kajiki and it was a great fish but it is likely to have an elevated mercury content. What the heck, it was all worth it. :)

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Mercury in Fish
 

In article >,
says...
>
> i just watched a movie, The Cove, filmed in Japan,
> and the Dolphins had a very [unacceptably] high mercury content
>
> and they mentioned Tuna was also high, although i don't remember the details on tuna
>
> i was wondering about the mercury content of Salmon,
> which i like to eat, and any other fish...?

Eat small fish, like mackerel or sardines. They don't get as old, so
they accumulate less bad stuff. I thought salmon wasn't too bad either.
Tuna comes in various sizes. Marlin and swordfish could be bad.

Mercury in Fish
 

On Mon, 8 Aug 2016 17:37:03 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>i just watched a movie, The Cove, filmed in Japan,
>and the Dolphins had a very [unacceptably] high mercury content
>
>and they mentioned Tuna was also high, although i don't remember the details on tuna
>
>i was wondering about the mercury content of Salmon,
>which i like to eat, and any other fish...?

From Men's Health..

Most experts can agree on at least two facts, though.

#1: Fish is good for you. Research has shown that it may lower your risk
of heart disease death, says Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., Dr.P.H., dean of
the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.
Emerging but not-yet-established evidence suggests that eating fish may
also help combat stroke, obesity, cognitive decline, depression, cancer,
inflammatory disorders, and asthma. Restricting your fish intake could
make you miss out on all those benefits.

#2: The risks from mercury have been overhyped. Mercury can harm the
developing nervous systems of fetuses and young children, according to the
FDA. But when the agency warned pregnant women to limit consumption of
high-mercury fish in 2004, it set off unnecessary panic for everyone else,
Dr. Mozaffarian says.

The truth is, those warnings never applied to the general public. However,
it is possible for adults to get mercury poisoning. You just have to eat a
lot of high-mercury fish for that to happen.

Mercury in Fish
 

On Monday, August 8, 2016 at 8:57:12 PM UTC-10, The New Other Guy wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Aug 2016 17:37:03 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
> >i just watched a movie, The Cove, filmed in Japan,
> >and the Dolphins had a very [unacceptably] high mercury content
> >
> >and they mentioned Tuna was also high, although i don't remember the details on tuna
> >
> >i was wondering about the mercury content of Salmon,
> >which i like to eat, and any other fish...?
>
> From Men's Health..
>
> Most experts can agree on at least two facts, though.
>
> #1: Fish is good for you. Research has shown that it may lower your risk
> of heart disease death, says Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., Dr.P.H., dean of
> the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.
> Emerging but not-yet-established evidence suggests that eating fish may
> also help combat stroke, obesity, cognitive decline, depression, cancer,
> inflammatory disorders, and asthma. Restricting your fish intake could
> make you miss out on all those benefits.
>
> #2: The risks from mercury have been overhyped. Mercury can harm the
> developing nervous systems of fetuses and young children, according to the
> FDA. But when the agency warned pregnant women to limit consumption of
> high-mercury fish in 2004, it set off unnecessary panic for everyone else,
> Dr. Mozaffarian says.
>
> The truth is, those warnings never applied to the general public. However,
> it is possible for adults to get mercury poisoning. You just have to eat a
> lot of high-mercury fish for that to happen.

I was talking to a guy last week that says he eats a lot of ahi. His doctor told him that he had the highest mercury levels of anybody he's ever seen. The guy says he's switched to salmon and other fish. Good idea.

Mercury in Fish
 

On Mon, 8 Aug 2016 18:06:20 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>On Monday, August 8, 2016 at 5:47:53 PM UTC-7, wrote:
>> I'd worry more about toxic chemicals in fish.
>
>good point
>
>avoid fish that has Known bad chemicals in it is smart
>
>so, such as...?
>
>marc

For either of those things to be a serious consideration you would
need to be eating mainly fish rather than meat in your diet. For
instance, the people affected in Minimata were eating fish three times
a day, meat was a rarity in their diet.

Mercury in Fish
 

In article >,
says...
>
> On Monday, August 8, 2016 at 8:57:12 PM UTC-10, The New Other Guy wrote:

> > The truth is, those warnings never applied to the general public.
However,
> > it is possible for adults to get mercury poisoning. You just have to eat a
> > lot of high-mercury fish for that to happen.
>
> I was talking to a guy last week that says he eats a lot of ahi. His doctor told him that he had the highest mercury levels of anybody he's ever seen. The guy says he's switched to salmon and other fish. Good idea.

There are people who are so poor they'd never say no to ahi. Any time
they see an ahi, they go "Aha!" and grab it. Your guy's just a food
snob.

Mercury in Fish
 

In article >,
wrote:

> On Monday, August 8, 2016 at 5:47:53 PM UTC-7, wrote:
> > I'd worry more about toxic chemicals in fish.
>
> good point
>
> avoid fish that has Known bad chemicals in it is smart
>
> so, such as...?
>
> marc

Growing up in the 60's and 70's I remember we were never supposed to eat
fish from the Mississippi more than once a week, and even that seemed
too often. Contrary to what the media would like you to believe, the
environment is much cleaner now and I don't know of any restriction
anymore. But there are still a few lakes with too much runoff from farms
that I wouldn't eat the fish from.

But none of that should be a concern if you're buying from a market.
Then you just have to have a whole lot of trust in the supply chain.