Tuna and Mercury

Manwhore · 08-13-2004, 03:30 PM

I'm having a can of Tuna now and i was thinking about the Mercury in fish. I don't eat fish much because of this and haven't for years but would like to add it back into my diet. I used to eat alot of tuna with ramen noodles(hookups). I have a ton of ramen noodles in my pantry and theve been sitting there for a long time because i never know what kind of protein to add in when i make them. Sometimes i'll have them with chunks of beef but tuna was cheaper. Is there anything that can be done to fish to take the mercury out or maybe someone came out with a fish with no mercury but affordable? any info on this

Cogar · 08-13-2004, 03:41 PM

There is no way to remove the Mercury. The tolerance of the individual may vary, so not all people are equally susceptible to problems. Although as little as three servings a week of the large, long-lived predator fish (which tend to accumulate Mercury and include tuna) can cause problems, this is the exception rather than the rule. You are probably safe eating a can a day. Beyond that, try canned chicken or salmon (a fish that does not typically contain Mercury).

Manwhore · 08-13-2004, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Cogar

There is no way to remove the Mercury. The tolerance of the individual may vary, so not all people are equally susceptible to problems. Although as little as three servings a week of the large, long-lived predator fish (which tend to accumulate Mercury and include tuna) can cause problems, this is the exception rather than the rule. You are probably safe eating a can a day. Beyond that, try canned chicken or salmon (a fish that does not typically contain Mercury).

I thinks it's only the northern(something like that)salmon that doesn't contain mercury. Well,i guess i'll just have to keep it out of my diet. There is a place i know of that sells mercuryless fish but they want too much money

Matthew D · 08-13-2004, 05:18 PM

the only problem is that it next to impossible to catch fish without mercury (Hg). Hg in trace amounts is found in a ton of stuff and everything top level feeders eat contain small amounts, which are stored in the fat layers. Colder water fish like tuna have a larger fat level

Manwhore · 08-13-2004, 05:24 PM

I love shrimp and lobster too. I'm going to get some fish oil for the health benefits since i won't be eating fish and i'll just add red meat to my ramen noodles if i even eat them. I'm thinking of just forcing myself to juice vegetables every day and eat healthier like i used to. I've been eating like **** for the past 8 months. You would think i was the one who was pregnant.

mcjosh13 · 02-09-2005, 01:15 PM

I would think the biggest health risk betwwen the two would be the high amounts of trans fats in Ramen Noodles. Much more dangerous the the low amounts of mercury consumed from a couple cans of tuna.

**jminis** · 02-09-2005, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mcjosh13

I would think the biggest health risk betwwen the two would be the high amounts of trans fats in Ramen Noodles. Much more dangerous the the low amounts of mercury consumed from a couple cans of tuna.

Right on here. Manwhore what the hell are you doing eating Ramen Noodles?

Siberian · 02-09-2005, 02:30 PM

mercury levels in many kinds of fish are high. check out this calculator..input all the necessary info and see how much mercury your are ingesting. takes less than 30 seconds.

http://www.gotmercury.org/

Manwhore · 02-09-2005, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mcjosh13

I would think the biggest health risk betwwen the two would be the high amounts of trans fats in Ramen Noodles. Much more dangerous the the low amounts of mercury consumed from a couple cans of tuna.

Trans fat in ramen noodles? What exactly is Trans fat and shouldn't it say it on the label? I always thought Hydrogenated oils were trans fats

Manwhore · 02-09-2005, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jminis

Right on here. Manwhore what the hell are you doing eating Ramen Noodles?

Ramen noodles? You guys don't know about Hookups? :-)

Manwhore · 02-09-2005, 10:42 PM

The BEEF ramen noodles have more fat and even say Hydro oil on label but i don't eat beef only chicken flavor....

riskarb · 02-09-2005, 11:23 PM

NAC and ALA can bind and aid in excretion of Mercury from the body.

Manwhore · 02-09-2005, 11:31 PM

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NAC and ALA can bind and aid in excretion of Mercury from the body.

Chlorella is very good,i have it but i don't see any reason to eat poison just to have to worry about flushing it out again. .. Well,except for Clams. I love clams and i don't believe there are high levels of mercury in clams as there are in tuna. I still eat fish but not too often.

Manwhore · 02-09-2005, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Siberian

mercury levels in many kinds of fish are high. check out this calculator..input all the necessary info and see how much mercury your are ingesting. takes less than 30 seconds.

http://www.gotmercury.org/

Damn,according to this site,clams don't have alot of Mercury at all. I put down me eating 8lbs of clams and mercury level was nothing. I put down 1can of tuna and it was 200%. What a difference. O and only get wild caught clams...better nutrition value. Nice site. Wow.Clams Oysters and Shrimp have zero. All very good foods. The hell with Tuna and other fish.

CarryOnTheChaos · 02-10-2005, 12:00 AM

Is it honestly that serious of a risk? I used to eat 2 sometimes even 3 or 4 cans of tuna a day when i was cutting, I never noticed any problems. I did know that it contained much higer mercury than others but I guess I never researched far enough. Is it seriously that taxing on the body?

regards,
COTC

Siberian · 02-10-2005, 12:36 AM

from what I understand Mercury is very toxic to the human body but effects likely will show up much later.

Manwhore · 02-10-2005, 06:04 PM

Just like poping open the glass vial in your thermostat and drinking it .... Yummy :-)

Meerschaum · 02-10-2005, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Manwhore

I'm having a can of Tuna now and i was thinking about the Mercury in fish. I don't eat fish much because of this and haven't for years but would like to add it back into my diet. I used to eat alot of tuna with ramen noodles(hookups). I have a ton of ramen noodles in my pantry and theve been sitting there for a long time because i never know what kind of protein to add in when i make them. Sometimes i'll have them with chunks of beef but tuna was cheaper. Is there anything that can be done to fish to take the mercury out or maybe someone came out with a fish with no mercury but affordable? any info on this

as people said before, you cant remove the mercury, but just for a ref, I ate 6-7 cans of tuna (Chicken of the sea chunk lite) a day for about I dunno 8 months, and didnt get any problems. I stopped because of the mercury ;P

EDIT: yee gads man!, according to that site I was getting like 380% my mercury norm every week, months on end. Ya know this does crack me up, you munch on AAS your a criminal because of the dangers, they launch an anti-steroid campaign, etc etc etc, yet they allow companies to sell polluted ass products and have no warning label or anything. I'm not really worried (the heart attack will nail me before the cancer) but it cracks me up

Manwhore · 02-10-2005, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Meerschaum

as people said before, you cant remove the meraury, but just for a ref, I ate 6-7 cans of tuna (Chicken of the sea chunk lite) a day for about I dunno 8 months, and didnt get any problems. I stopped because of the mercury ;P

EDIT: yee gads man!, according to that site I was getting like 380% my mercury norm every week, months on end. Ya know this does crack me up, you munch on AAS your a criminal because of the dangers, they launch an anti-steroid campaign, etc etc etc, yet they allow companies to sell polluted ass products and have no warning label or anything. I'm not really worried (the heart attack will nail me before the cancer) but it cracks me up

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