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Hair Loss InformationIs That Healthy Fish Actually So Healthful?
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Margot B
Is That Healthy Fish Actually So Healthful?
By Margot B
ELLE Magazine's Apr issue explores how the most health-conscious eaters may be exposing themselves to dangerous levels of mercury. For years fish has been a dietary staple among weight-watchers and the most health-conscious consumers. Galore believe that the omega-3 fatty acids in salmon and tuna can prevent heart illness and wrinkles as well as do their brains several brainier and less susceptible to depression.
However, Dr. Jane Hightower, [an Internal medicine specialist] reports in ELLE's Apr issue, that a dangerous level of mercury is found in several really common types of fish: swordfish, shark, ahi, canned tuna. She discusses the three-year study that led to her final that too more of the wrong kind of fish can give you a nasty case of mercury poisoning.
Hightower reports the symptoms of mercury poisoning to include fatigue, headaches, hair loss, and neurologic problems, travel from numbness, muscle weakness, altered vision and hearing, thick speech, to convulsions and dementia.
Hightower's claim has touched off contention from nationwide, roughness federal agencies and fishing industry against environmentalists and health enthusiasts. 'Virtually all fish contain traces of methyl group mercury' Hightower reveals. 'In lakes and rivers, wherever
pollution is often quite concentrated, even as small fish can have large amounts.' 'In oceans, it's the big predatory species at the top of the food chain that ends up with
the most mercury; these fish may feast for years on smaller fish before becoming fillets themselves. Swordfish, which may be among the largest sea creatures on a regular basis
consumed by humans, may accumulate several million times the figure of mercury found in the encompassing water, according to the EPA.'
Some healthy hints from Dr. Hightower:
* Eat more salmon - the fish highest in omega-3-like salmon and
sardines, contain really low levels of mercury.
* Limit fish if you are pregnant [or trying]. Eat no more than 12-ounces
a week, and avoid swordfish, shark, king mackerel, and tilefish.
* Go for variety - eat several kinds of fish.
* Think small - little fish tend to be lower in mercury. Feeding smaller
portions besides helps.
* Don't be afraid - on occasion bingeing on dish
or eating
swordfish all week on vacation won't hurt you.
Source: ELLE
Web site: http://elle.com/
Mar 14, 2003 09:23 ET
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Margot B
mailto:margotb@authorsden.com
Web site: http://margotb.tk
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