| Kids and pregnant adults should especially be careful | | | | light tuna is the better alternative to albacore as it |
| not to consume an excess amount of fish that | | | | typically contains less mercury and is in the group of |
| containers larger amounts of mercury. Fish is usually a | | | | better fish to eat. Typically the types of fish high in |
| very healthy food and contains all important omega 3 | | | | mercury are also high in PCBs and lead. |
| fatty acids. Parents want to do the right thing by | | | | The fish with the lowest amount of mercury are those |
| serving healthy fish to families for better cardiovascular | | | | that are not predatory fish, usually small ones like |
| health, but here are a few pitfalls to avoid in order to | | | | anchovies, sardines, shrimp, salmon and whitefish. |
| reduce intake of fish that is high in mercury. | | | | These are the fish types with the least amount of |
| Mercury has been known to cause neurological | | | | mercury and not on a list to be concerned about. |
| damage at higher exposure levels. A recent 2009 | | | | An alternative to getting your weekly fish intake is to |
| study has shown that mostly all of the fresh stream | | | | consider Fish Oil supplements as it seems the popular |
| fish in the United States contain at least traces of | | | | brand fish oils do not contain harmful levels of mercury |
| Mercury (HG) and at least 25% of the stream fish | | | | as the fish used to produce the oils are most likely not |
| contains a disturbingly higher amount than the EPA | | | | in the dangerous group. |
| recommends. | | | | In any case, it is best to limit intake of albacore tuna to |
| The warning was mainly referring to fish caught by | | | | once a week at maximum and if you regularly eat |
| sport fishers in streams and not the supermarket or | | | | tuna, it may be best to consider the Canned Light |
| restaurant fish we consume. However, there are even | | | | Tuna (darker type of tuna) as an alternative that has |
| some types of supermarket and restaurant fish, fresh | | | | less mercury in it. |
| or canned, that contain mercury and should also be | | | | As parents, being aware of all of the nutritional pitfalls |
| limited to eating once a week. | | | | can help us feed our families healthier. For more |
| The most dangerous fish to consume which typically | | | | nutrition tips for parents and safety warnings, check |
| shows the highest levels of mercury include shark, | | | | out Parents Nutrition Information. So keep eating fish, |
| kingfish and swordfish. Also to be somewhat | | | | but lay off of the fresh stream fish (at least in the U.S.), |
| concerned about is canned albacore tuna. If you are | | | | shark, albacore tuna or other predatory fish and stay |
| going to buy canned tuna for your family the canned | | | | healthy! |