Because of that, it is a good idea to continue to avoid seafood with
high levels of mercury such as shark, swordfish, tilefish, and others.
Not exact matches
Women who are pregnant or breast feeding should avoid certain types
of fish that may contain
high mercury levels (
such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish).
You should also steer clear
of fish with
high mercury levels such as swordfish, shark, fresh tuna, king mackerel and tilefish.
But some types
of seafood — particularly large, predatory fish
such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish — can contain
high levels of mercury.
Eating up to 12 ounces
of most types
of fish and seafood per week is good for you and your baby, but avoid fish with
high levels of mercury,
such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish.
Another study led by colleague Gina Muckle found subtle deficits in memory in infants whose mothers had
higher levels of PCBs; heavy metals
such as lead and
mercury appeared to lengthen the amount
of time the babies needed to remember information and to reduce their ability to remember while distracted.
He warns, however, that fish caught from local rivers, streams and lakes in many states have been found to contain
high levels of mercury and other harmful contaminantssomething anglers should take note
of, particularly when it comes to children, who are particularly sensitive to
such pollutants.
Amid concerns that certain offshore fish contain
high levels of heavy metals
such as
mercury, a study published in the February Journal
of Food Science indicates that farm - raised fish are safe.
Astete said some
of the
highest mercury levels were in people who were not directly involved in mining, but who lived near places where gold is bought and sold,
such as the shop where the emissions were too
high to be measured by the EPA's gauge.
And just because a region receives above - average deposition doesn't mean that it will have
high levels of methyl
mercury, the form that builds up in long - lived predatory fish
such as trout, pike, tuna and swordfish.
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).
Increased exposure to goitrogenic
mercury, bromides and fluoride compounds, and soy products ubiquitous in the food supply, coupled with declining
levels of thyroid - supporting nutrients
such as selenium and vitamin A in modern diets, may explain why some people need much
higher levels of iodine than those found in traditional diets.
The reason for this is because restaurants tend to favor certain species
of tuna,
such as bluefin akami and bigeye tuna, which had significantly
higher levels of mercury than bluefin toro and yellowfin tuna.
Certain fish,
such as sharks, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish, contain
higher levels of mercury than smaller fish, like sardines, smelt, and anchovy.
-- carbon emissions — health problems from the pollution,
such as
mercury emissions —
high level waste which still has no acceptable means
of disposal — non-renewable