tuna fish in a can

[FBA808]

hey

is it bad to eat tuna fish out of a can everyday? i was doing it for a while because it had TONS of protein, but i was warned about eating it more than 2 or 3 times a week, due possibly to mercury or other things

is this true? thanks

 

[rob686]

hey

is it bad to eat tuna fish out of a can everyday? i was doing it for a while because it had TONS of protein, but i was warned about eating it more than 2 or 3 times a week, due possibly to mercury or other things

is this true? thanks

yeah bro, it's true. I've been told this by several docs in the past

tuna,shark,swordfish etc are all largepredatory fish i.e. they prey on smaller fishes who feed of the ocean/seas which are mad polluted with mercury and other pollutants. These large fishes contain the largest mercury content of all fishes!!

best thing to eat are smaller fishes like sardines,mackerel etc

hope this helps

 

[protienpowder]

what about salmon?

 

[rob686]

what about salmon?

i think salmon is good to go, but please doouble check as I'm not sure about this one

 

[Bible_Belt]

Wild salmon has lead and mercury. Farmed salmon has PCPs and dioxin. Pick your poison.

 

[afc_recovering]

Hmmm....

Guess I'll be changing my diet up considering I eat atleast 1 can of tuna daily. I guess you'd have to figgure that much protein at such a low price couldn't be all that it's cracked up to be. Unlike most, I even like the taste.

Damn...

 

[deadaim89]

Eating 1 can of tuna a day isnt tooo bad.. but mix it up. Also theres certain tuna brands that are tested for mercury should be on the label. And you shouldnt just eat one can, if your eating tuna then eat 2 maybe three cans.

 

[mrRuckus]

Albacore and tuna steak has much higher levels of mercury than chunk light tuna.

Chunk light is pretty low in mercury and for a healthy man with no kidney problems it's not that big of a deal.


google it.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=albacore+more+mercury+than+light&btnG=Google+Search

 

[WC2]

I beg to differ. From all that I've heard, it takes A LOT of tuna to reach dangerous mercury levels in your body. I posted on BB.com for almost 3 years, and there were plenty of guys out there who ate tuna 1 - 2 times a day. As long as you're not eating in excess (more than 7 times a week lets say). Besides, who can eat that much tuna without getting sick of it?