Sentences with phrase «high mercury levels»

As when you were pregnant, you can include fish and seafood two to three times a week, but avoid fish with high mercury levels.

Just like during pregnancy, nursing moms should avoid or limit their intake of fish high in mercury, since high mercury levels can damage the developing nervous system.

I sometimes eat 2 cans of tuna per day, making concerns over high mercury levels of significance for me.

Eat fish and seafood 2 — 3 times a week, but avoid eating fish with high mercury levels.

Locally caught fish are tested regularly, and officials are keeping an eye out for consistently high mercury levels in certain types of fish in certain lakes.

Because of the mass, the process can take half an hour or more, exposing shop workers and customers to higher mercury levels for a longer time than in the shops in Puerto Maldonado.

The warning advises young children, pregnant women, nursing mothers and women of childbearing age not to eat swordfish, shark, king mackerel and tilefish because of high mercury levels.

She says, «I recommend avoiding fish that contain high mercury levels like tuna of swordfish and always use caution and moderation feeding shellfish / crustaceans as they can contain a high bacterium load, so if you are feeding them ensure they are cooked as they could cause tummy upset.

2 - 4 servings of wild fish and shellfish weekly to supply good Omega 3 fatty acids that build baby's brain, but avoid fish with high mercury levels like tuna, swordfish and grouper

You should also steer clear of fish with high mercury levels such as swordfish, shark, fresh tuna, king mackerel and tilefish.

Since 2009, studies by Pan's group, and by tropical ecologist Luis Fernandez at the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University in California, have found high mercury levels in some species of fish, particularly large catfish and in fish that eat other fish.

The scientists monitored skuas in Adélie Land and the Kerguelen Islands for ten years and showed that, when these seabirds exhibit high mercury levels in their blood, their breeding success decreases.

You've probably already heard about high mercury levels in some types of fish, and even PCB's in some fish too.

The tendency of mercury to leave the boiler stack as a vapor is one reason why fly ash produced by existing coal plants tends not to have very high mercury levels: most of the mercury went up the stacks, passing through the bag house filters; thereafter, it forms aerosols and fall back to the land - miles away.

The first «fact» is that Piven got high mercury levels from recently eating too much sushi and unnamed Chinese herbs.

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).

They have criticized the emergency decree, arguing that the link between high mercury levels in people and fish consumption in the Madre de Dios region has not been proved.

Pregnant women and children should steer clear of seafood with high mercury levels and should limit consumption of canned tuna.

Just when we wrapped our heads around the perils of farmed tilapia, high mercury levels in tuna, and the fact that 40 % of fish...

But when I got to the part about the benefits of eating tuna, a quick google search bombarded me with warnings of their high mercury levels.

Regarding fish, make sure the fish you choose to serve is not known to have high mercury levels.

Some fish have high mercury levels; others have relatively low mercury levels.

The only ones to steer clear of due to high mercury levels, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, are shark, tilefish, swordfish and king mackerel.

Overall, dippers had higher mercury levels than most other songbirds tested in western North America, which may be due to more atmospheric deposition of mercury in snow at these high elevations.

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.

The researchers showed that, in both species, the higher the mercury levels in the birds, the fewer chances they had of breeding successfully and especially of rearing their chicks.

The American Heart Association generally recommends that people eat fish at least twice a week, limiting their consumption of large, predatory fish that might have higher mercury levels.

Just when we wrapped our heads around the perils of farmed tilapia, high mercury levels in tuna, and the fact that 40 % of fish sold in NYC restaurants are mislabeled, this week the New York Times reports that the F.D.A is on the verge of allowing genetically altered salmon to be sold in the U.S.

These results stress the importance of choosing fish identified as having low levels of mercury, like salmon, catfish, and shrimp and the avoidance of fish having higher mercury levels, like shark and swordfish.

The 3,875 women and men in the study having the highest mercury levels also had healthier lifestyles, smaller waist circumferences and lower body mass indexes, more exercise, compared to other individuals in the study.

One unfortunate down side of a fish heavy diet is that it can be a risk factor for high mercury levels.

Unfortunately, due to high mercury levels, albacore tuna can no longer be recommended as a safe source of omega - 3 for fibromyalgia.

Dr. Debé did a series of tests on me, finding I had some imbalances: high blood sugar, low thyroid hormones, low cortisol, and high mercury levels.

Fishes higher on the food chain tend to have higher mercury levels.

When I've met with Japanese officials to discuss the issue, it's clear that they're sustaining the whale hunts as much out of pride as profit (given the dubious economics, high mercury levels in whale meat, etc.).