[Miss_Hattie]

You mean you buy the fish itself??? Or you catch it yourself? The article was referring to cans.



"I am determined to fight and win my battle against Diabesity!"

[yes110]

this only mentioned canned tuna? i love albacore tuna, but never in cans.

[Miss_Hattie]

I know that tuna is one of your favorites -- also my son's. But the regular tuna seems to be less risk than the albacore.



"I am determined to fight and win my battle against Diabesity!"

[IceMan]

OMG...I had tuna for lunch...now I gotta worry about mercury poisoning...when will it all end...??

Back in the early 70s this bar I hung out at had best fish n' chips in town...and even back then we were callin' em "Mercury Bars"...so far the diabetes is way ahead of the mercury...I think.... http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

chow......d.

"all is energy...and energy follows thought"

My Diabetes Page (http://www.datainthehouse.com/diabetes/dwdiabetes.htm) -- updated weekly --
iceman@astacalaska.net
266/253/185

[Miss_Hattie]

Environmentalists urge stricter consumer warnings be posted on albacore tuna, which they say is infested with mercury. Three groups say eating canned tuna, especially albacore, can pose a particular risk for pregnant women and children.

Information compiled by the Mercury Policy Project, California Communities Against Toxics and Natural Resources Defense Council, indicates canned albacore tuna contains a
wide range of mercury levels, some higher than the average levels in swordfish and shark -- two fish the federal government advises pregnant women not to consume.

"A woman who eats an average 6-ounce can of albacore in a day would exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's 'safe' level
for mercury exposure by more than 10 times," says Michael Bender of MPP. "But 5 percent of the albacore cans we tested had much higher levels than the average."

Mercury is thought to pose a particular threat to the brains and nervous systems of fetuses and young children.



"I am determined to fight and win my battle against Diabesity!"