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I have a friend with a similar problem, and she eats a lot of fish as a result. She recently found out she has a very high mercury level. Be careful if you eat
by e40 10y ago
I have a friend with a similar problem, and she eats a lot of fish as a result. She recently found out she has a very high mercury level. Be careful if you eat a lot of tuna. She switched to chicken. I wish more research was being done on problems like you and my friend have.
- nibs 10y agoIs she eating only huge fish? Small fish selenium > mercury, which bind to each other and are not absorbed.
- e40 10y agoActually, she was high on more than just mercury, so probably she was high on selenium, too. She had to go through some expensive treatment with many side effects. Nasty stuff.
- Kenji 10y agoThat's very interesting. What kinds of time periods and amounts of fish do we speak of here? Years and eating a fish meal every couple of days? Because I love fish (also a lean source of protein) so I better be careful with that. How did she find out? Was she unwell and went to a doctor to get blood work done?