MERCURY IN FISH
This page is for
- Pregnant women
- Women who are trying to become pregnant
- Parents who have children
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Fish can be very nutritious because they are packed with great nutrients
such as omega-3’s, the B vitamins & lean protein.
- Fish can also have some unhealthy contaminants
- Mercury levels in fish is probably the greatest question of concern
- Mercury is a contaminant found in fish that can affect brain development & the nervous system
The FDA has released guidelines for
pregnant women, women who are trying to become pregnant & children
HIGHEST MERCURY
Avoid!
- Orange Roughy
- Mackerel (king)
- Tuna (Ahi or Bigeye)
HIGH MERCURY
Eat no more than 3 servings of 6 oz each per month
- Sea Bass (Chilean
- Mackerel ( Spanish, Gulf)
- Tuna (canned, white albacore)
- Tuna ( Yellowfin)
LOWER MERCURY
Eat no more than 6 servings of 6 oz each per month
- Bass ( Striped, Black)
- Carp Cod ( Alaskan)
- Halibut ( Pacific and Atlantic)
- Mahi Mahi
- Monkfish
- Perch (freshwater)
- Sablefish
- Snapper
- Tuna (canned, chunk light)
- Tuna (Skipjack)
LOWEST MERCURY
Enjoy two 6-oz servings per week
- Anchovies
- Flounder
- Herring
- Mackerel (N Atlantic, Chub)
- Perch (ocean)
- Salmon ( Canned, Fresh)
- Sardines
- Sole
- Tilapia
- Trout (freshwater)
- Whitefish
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Farmed Salmon
may contain PCB's, chemicals with serious long-term health effects.
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