Something Is Fishy?
Written by Chicagohealers.com practitioner Dr Kristina Sargent~
Every week another study comes out saying we should eat this food or not eat this food. Its so confusing so how do we sort it out? For fish, upfront, most fish contains some mercury. The latest study shows that fish caught in streams and rivers in the US contain mercury and some have way more than the EPA/FDA deems as safe. So what does the EPA and the FDA say is too much? For women and children the general guideline is two servings per week 12 ounces of canned light tuna, salmon, pollock and catfish. Most of us should avoid shark, swordfish, King mackerel, and tile fish because of the high mercury levels.
Okay, thats great but what about the nutritional value of these fish? Except salmon, the fish we are to avoid provide the highest amount of Omega-3 fatty acids or good fat. Confused again? See the table below.(1)
Table
Type Of Fish--------Levels Of Mercury ppm---Amount (mg) of Omega-3 per 3oz --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Serving
Canned Light Tuna-----------0.12------------------------170-240
Salmon------------------------0.01-----------------------1100-1900
Pollock-------------------------0.06------------------------- 450
Catfish-------------------------0.05-----------------------220-300
Shark--------------------------0.99---------------------------830
Swordfish----------------------0.97-------------------------- 970
King Mackerel-----------------0.73---------------------------360
Tilefish
(Golden Bass / Snapper-----1.45---------------------------900
We recommend you take an omega-3 supplement. The best ones will contain at least 300mg of EPA and 200 mg DHA per capsule, and two capsules should be taken daily. Most of the brands use processing methods that remove the mercury. The benefits of the fish without the risk of the neurotoxin mercury a win-win for everyone.
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Every week another study comes out saying we should eat this food or not eat this food. Its so confusing so how do we sort it out? For fish, upfront, most fish contains some mercury. The latest study shows that fish caught in streams and rivers in the US contain mercury and some have way more than the EPA/FDA deems as safe. So what does the EPA and the FDA say is too much? For women and children the general guideline is two servings per week 12 ounces of canned light tuna, salmon, pollock and catfish. Most of us should avoid shark, swordfish, King mackerel, and tile fish because of the high mercury levels.
Okay, thats great but what about the nutritional value of these fish? Except salmon, the fish we are to avoid provide the highest amount of Omega-3 fatty acids or good fat. Confused again? See the table below.(1)
Table
Type Of Fish--------Levels Of Mercury ppm---Amount (mg) of Omega-3 per 3oz --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Serving
Canned Light Tuna-----------0.12------------------------170-240
Salmon------------------------0.01-----------------------1100-1900
Pollock-------------------------0.06------------------------- 450
Catfish-------------------------0.05-----------------------220-300
Shark--------------------------0.99---------------------------830
Swordfish----------------------0.97-------------------------- 970
King Mackerel-----------------0.73---------------------------360
Tilefish
(Golden Bass / Snapper-----1.45---------------------------900
We recommend you take an omega-3 supplement. The best ones will contain at least 300mg of EPA and 200 mg DHA per capsule, and two capsules should be taken daily. Most of the brands use processing methods that remove the mercury. The benefits of the fish without the risk of the neurotoxin mercury a win-win for everyone.
ChicagoHealers.com mission is the education and advocacy of natural medicine and a holistic lifestyle.
Please give credit to the original author when republishing all or part of any article. Also, kindly link back to www.ChicagoHealers.com
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