Mercury Levels in Tuna ‘Higher than Ever’

Mercury Levels in Tuna ‘Higher than Ever’ – Limit Consumption to Reduce Mercury Exposure, Poisoning







Elizabeth Renter
Activist Post

While the FDA claims you can have as much as 12 ounces a week of light
tuna and up to 6 ounces of albacore, test results from the Mercury
Policy Project (MPP) say these amounts are much too high. Mercury
exposure through tuna, the MPP reports, is higher than ever, and kids
especially should only be eating the fish on an occasional or even rare
basis.

Mercury in Tuna – An Ongoing Issue

According to Medical News Today,
the Mercury Policy Project has suggested children under 55 pounds
should only have light tuna once per month and should never have
albacore tuna. Children over this weight can have light tuna up to twice
per month, though less is ideal. The exposure to mercury for children
should be of even more concern for pregnant mothers, who can transfer
the exposure to their unborn child. This could result in numerous
negative effects, with recent research showing that ADHD could be a result of the mother’s mercury levels.

Mercury levels in the U.S. population are measures
higher than in Europeans. This is largely because the European Union has
tighter restrictions on food and drink. (They also recently set the
stage to ban mercury used in dental fillings). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests all Americans test levels of mercury in their bodies.

The FDA’s recommendation on safe tuna eating seems more liberal than
that of the Mercury Policy Project. But, this should not be surprising.
After all, it’s the same agency that “regulates” Big Pharma and takes a
suspicious stance against any natural healing solutions. They are the
same agency that refuse to label GMO foods. So, they can’t exactly be
trusted as having our well being at the forefront of their concerns.

Fish and shellfish develop an overabundance of methylmercury, a toxic
form of mercury, from the water. Different fish have greater
concentrations of mercury. Tuna, shark, and swordfish, for example,
typically have some of the most. Methylmercury is then passed to humans
when they consume the fish. Fish mercury levels are increasingly becoming a problem.

Mercury
poisoning from eating too many contaminated foods can cause an
abundance of health problems. Those may include: muscle weakness, loss
of coordination, loss of peripheral vision, speech and hearing
impairments, and red cheeks, nose, and lips in children.

Pregnant women in particular are told to steer clear of
mercury-containing fish as their children can suffer cognitive
impairments and compromised nervous systems.

To keep the body free of mercury, you can avoid these fish altogether.
Here are several suggestions for detoxing from mercury exposure,
including:

• Eat fruit and vegetables, skip processed junk, and increase protein intake.
  
• Supplement with probiotics.
  
• Perform a heavy metal cleanse.
  
• Perform a colon cleanse to ensure regular bowel movements.
  
• Consume garlic and cilantro.
  
• As a measure of prevention, avoid fish, processed foods, and various consumer products like skin whitening cream, where mercury has been sometimes been found at levels as high as 300,000 parts per million.
  

Source:-
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/10/mercury-levels-in-tuna-higher-than-ever.html