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Tuna Fish in Diet

lhellis posted:

Five years ago, I had a heart attack and had 6 stents installed. I found that my cholesterol numbers were high because I was only looking at the total number not the bad cholesterol number. about 5 years before the heart attack, I tried taking Lipitor 10m mg and had extremely bad leg pain and weakness within a month. I now take 5 mg of Crestor per day and eat a good diet and walk or bike most every day. My numbers are all good now but I am getting concerned about my diet of eating a tuna fish sandwich every day. Should I worry about getting too much mercury?

5 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Tuna Fish in DietFive years ago, I had a heart attack and had 6 stents installed. I found that my cholesterol numbers were high because I was only looking at the total number not the bad cholesterol number. about 5 years before the heart attack, I tried taking Lipitor 10m mg and had extremely bad leg pain and weakness within a month. I now take 5 mg of Crestor per day and eat a good diet and walk or bike most every day. My numbers are all good now but I am getting concerned about my diet of eating a tuna fish sandwich every day. Should I worry about getting too much mercury?

bobby75703 responded:

I do remember reading a case history years ago about someone who ate a tuna sandwich everyday for an extended period of time. I can't remember how long but, I think it was like a year or two. He did elevate his mercury levels which resulted in symptoms and a visit to the doctor, hence the medical report.

The very best thing is to have variety in your diet. Alaskan Salmon is very low in mercury and would be an excellent alternative.

Report This| Share this:Tuna Fish in DietI do remember reading a case history years ago about someone who ate a tuna sandwich everyday for an extended period of time. I can't remember how long but, I think it was like a year or two. He did elevate his mercury levels which resulted in symptoms and a visit to the doctor, hence the medical report. The very best thing is to have variety in your diet. Alaskan Salmon is very low in mercury and would be an excellent alternative.

BillH99 responded:

Light tuna has less mercury than white (Abacore).

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2011/january/food/mercury-in-tuna/overview/index.htm

http://www.edf.org/oceans/mercury-alert-canned-tuna-safe-eat

Report This| Share this:Tuna Fish in DietLight tuna has less mercury than white (Abacore). <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2011/january/food/mercury-in-tuna/overview/index.htm">http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2011/january/food/mercury-in-tuna/overview/index.htm</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.edf.org/oceans/mercury-alert-canned-tuna-safe-eat">http://www.edf.org/oceans/mercury-alert-canned-tuna-safe-eat</a>

lhellis replied to BillH99's response:

Thank you for the reference.

Report This| Share this:Tuna Fish in DietThank you for the reference.

Haylen_WebMD_Staff replied to lhellis's response:

Hi lhellis - congrats on your healthy diet and exercise!

More details about fish here: Avoiding Mercury in Fish The article also contains links to FDA and EPA sites.

Seafood lovers might find this interesting: Fish Quiz: Fact or Fiction? Good information on fresh vs. frozen, health risks, I answered 12 out of 17 questions correctly - some of them I had to guess!

Haylen

Report This| Share this:Tuna Fish in DietHi lhellis - congrats on your healthy diet and exercise! More details about fish here: <a href="http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/tc/avoiding-mercury-in-fish-topic-overview">Avoiding Mercury in Fish</a> The article also contains links to FDA and EPA sites. Seafood lovers might find this interesting: <a href="http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/rm-quiz-fish-fact-fiction">Fish Quiz: Fact or Fiction?</a> Good information on fresh vs. frozen, health risks, I answered 12 out of 17 questions correctly - some of them I had to guess! Haylen

lhellis replied to Haylen_WebMD_Staff's response:

thank you for the info

Report This| Share this:Tuna Fish in Dietthank you for the info

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