A 39-year-old member asked:
since tuna has mercury and you eat a lot of it, what are symptoms of mercury poison?
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Dr. Douglas Tavenner, jr. answered
Cosmetic Dentistry 50 years experience
Reference Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mercury_poisoning.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
How much mercury is in "light" tuna compared to "white" tuna?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Mercury in Tuna: Big eye & ahi tuna should be avoided due to high mercury level. Yellow fin & white albacore tuna intake should be limited. Skipjack & canned chunk light tuna have a lower amount of mercury.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Always order ahi tuna when at restaurant - few times a month. Can mercury in that amount be harmful?
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Dr. Francine Yep answered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
Maybe: how much?: Depends on whether you're eating ahi steaks or sushi. Estimate the ounces you eat and your weight. Check out the tuna calculator at environmental working group website
www.Ewg/tunacalculator.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Usually order ahi tuna (steaks) when out at restaurants (2 times a month) + 1 time of ahi tuna sushi. Can that level of mercury be harmful?
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Dr. Daniel Lee answered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
No: No. This will not cause harmful levels of mercury.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Would anything happen if you ate tuna all the time?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Mercury: You could take in excess mercury.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Am i allowed to have a lot of tuna?
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Dr. Erik Suh answered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Moderation: Tuna is good, but eat in moderation due to sometime mercury that is in them.
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