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How much mercury gets into breastmilk? is tuna more dangerous to a child for a pregnant woman or a breastfeeding woman? should you avoid tuna fish if breastfeeding? what other foods are high in mercury?

Q: how much mercury gets into breastmilk? is tuna more dangerous to a child for a pregnant woman or a breastfeeding woman? should you avoid tuna fish if breastfeeding? what other foods are high in mercury?

: Visit this FDA sites for information about mercury content of foods: https://www.fda.gov/food/metals-and-your-food/mercury-levels-commercial-fish-and-shellfish-1990-2012 https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/questions-answers-fdaepa-advice-about-eating-fish-those-who-might-become-or-are-pregnant-or

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Visit this FDA sites for information about mercury content of foods: https://www.fda.gov/food/metals-and-your-food/mercury-levels-commercial-fish-and-shellfish-1990-2012 https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/questions-answers-fdaepa-advice-about-eating-fish-those-who-might-become-or-are-pregnant-or

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How much mercury gets into breastmilk? is tuna more dangerous to a child for a pregnant woman or a breastfeeding woman? should you avoid tuna fish if breastfeeding? what other foods are high in mercury?

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