Thanks to the discovery, «it's my hope that in places like India, China and parts of Africa, people will someday no longer be inadvertently
eating high levels of this toxin,» he added.
Not exact matches
Because these chemicals don't easily break down, animals that
eat animals laced with these
toxins end up with ever -
higher levels of them — a process known as biomagnification.
«At first we thought no one
eats shellfish out
of San Francisco Bay, but in fact you can go online and find blogs talking about the best places to collect mussels, and some
of those are the places where we found the
highest toxin levels,» Kudela said.
If you are
eating fish, you should choose low - mercury and low -
toxin varieties such as sardines, herring, anchovies, and wild - caught salmon (all
of which have
high omega - 3 and low mercury
levels).
Some people (especially those who
eat a highly toxic diet or are exposed to
high levels of environmental
toxins) may experience a mild temporary reaction.