What's more, the advice is out of step with the agencies» own underlying science, which shows that even one serving of
albacore tuna per week may put individuals at risk.
The guidelines advise women who might become pregnant, women who are pregnant, nursing mothers and young children to eat no more than about one can of
albacore tuna per week.
Not exact matches
If you eat solid white or
albacore tuna, limit your intake to 6 ounces
per week.
One kind of
tuna —
albacore, or white — has enough mercury that young children, women of childbearing age, pregnant women and nursing mothers are advised to eat no more than one serving
per week.
However, limit white
albacore tuna to 6 ounces
per week, due to their high methyl mercury content, and for the same reason, don't eat king mackerel, swordfish, tilefish, and shark.
Because of the slightly higher mercury in
albacore tuna and
tuna steak, you'll want to keep your intake to less than 6 ounces
per week.