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Eating potentially contaminated fish
Eating contaminated fish
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A female asked:
If fish were contaminated by radioactivity, would it spread to other things if it sat out?
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A 38-year old female asked:
How can I tell if the fish oil pills i buy are good and not contaminated? What is a good safe brand?
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A 57-year old female asked:
If i felt i had bought a supplement ( fish oil caps) that were contaminated, who or where would i take them to get tested?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Is eating fish skin good for you?
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A 33-year old asked:
Does eating fish make you lose memory?
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A 37-year old asked:
Does eating fish help prevent disease?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can you lose weight just by eating baked fish everyday?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Does eating fish still have any health benefit with all the mercury that's in it? Is wild caught a better option rather than farm?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Is only eating fish good for my body?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Is eating canned fish healthy or unhealthy ?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Is eating tuna fish every other day bad for you?
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A 48-year old asked:
How many kinds of sicknesses can we get from eating fish?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Is there any science to avoiding eating fish and dairy together?
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A 54-year old female asked:
I love eating fish e.G. Whiting & talipia what is the maximum #of days i can eat fish without it being a health concern?
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A 46-year old male asked:
Are fresh vegetables washed just before eating still able to infect humans if they were contaminated before washing? how do you know if they are safe?
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A 40-year old asked:
Should I be eating more fish during pregnancy?
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A 48-year old asked:
Will eating a contaminated meat make you constipated?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Is taking vit c along with eating fish can cause death ?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Is it a myth that eating fish with a milk product together is dangerous? Or is it true?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Which blood-borne diseases can you get from eating food contaminated with infected blood?
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A 37-year old asked:
What can I do if my friends told me that eating grape and cat fish is not safe. Is it true?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What kind of seafood can I eat? I am eating a lot of fried hake fish, is it healthy for the baby?
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A 20-year old female asked about a 17-year old male:
My brother had an obstructing fish bone while he was eating which he cannot expel also annoying him ?
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A 60-year old male asked:
So much sushi from a menu comes with uncooked fish. The taste may be interesting but is eating raw tuna, etc., always healthy?
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A 18-year old asked:
I want to ask that what food we should use when we have a high triglycerides? does eating fish increase triglycerides volume in body?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Is Mackarel canned fish healthy? I eat 2 cans a day ? Been eating like that for 5 months? Will it damage my kidneys or I shouldn't worry about it?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Assuming the sprout i bought is contaminated with salmonella or toxigenic ecoli,etc. Will cooking sprouts kill them? Is the risk only in raw eating?
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A 34-year old asked:
After eating a contaminated food how quickly will you have symptoms?
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A female asked:
Is eating a can of sardines each day better than taking a fish oil pill?
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A 35-year old female asked:
What long-term health effects will I have from eating too much high mercury fish (ahi tuna)?
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