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Old 12-03-2010, 12:09
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... which I am about to open as I'm having sardines on toast for lunch today. The label on the back of the tin reads:

"Pregnant women and children under 16 should not eat more than two portions of oily fish a week."

Why?
I thought oily fish was good for you.
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Old 12-03-2010, 12:21
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We know that fish can be very nutritious and are packed with great nutrients such as omega-3’s, the B vitamins and lean protein. But unfortunately, fish can also have some unhealthy contaminants. Mercury is a contaminant found in fish that can affect brain development and the nervous system. The FDA has released guidelines for children, women who are pregnant and women who are trying to become pregnant. These guidelines state that no more than 12 oz of low mercury fish should be consumed weekly. "Highest" mercury fish should be avoided and "high" mercury fish should be kept to only three 6-oz servings per month.
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Old 12-03-2010, 14:00
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Did it also say:

"Warning: if you are a police officer and munch these, you will lose all credibility"?
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Old 12-03-2010, 15:27
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Did it also say:

"Warning: if you are a police officer and munch these, you will lose all credibility"?

*giggle*
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Old 12-03-2010, 15:59
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Did it also say:

"Warning: if you are a police officer and munch these, you will lose all credibility"?
Or

"Additional warning: may contain traces of xenophobia"?
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Old 12-03-2010, 16:58
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Or

"Additional warning: may contain traces of xenophobia"?
And again.

*giggle*


As an answer to the OP, I have been advised by my midwife not to eat Sardines or Tuna or any oily fish more than once a week due to possible mercury levels. Not good for the baby!
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Old 12-03-2010, 17:26
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And again.

*giggle*


As an answer to the OP, I have been advised by my midwife not to eat Sardines or Tuna or any oily fish more than once a week due to possible mercury levels. Not good for the baby!
Mercury is more likely in fresh tuna, swordfish, marlin & shark.

Smaller oily fish are more likely to have contaminants like dioxins & PCBs, than mercury.

The 'official' advice from the FSA is here

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydie...handshellfish/

- note the other fish they advise against for pregnant women, such as halibut & sea bass
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Old 13-03-2010, 00:41
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... which I am about to open as I'm having sardines on toast for lunch today. The label on the back of the tin reads:

"Pregnant women and children under 16 should not eat more than two portions of oily fish a week."

Why?
I thought oily fish was good for you.
Welsh-lad - are you pregnant - or under 16?

The pic on your profile suggests you're a handsome young man, and although you might look no more than 16 I think you blew out 16 candles some time ago.
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Old 13-03-2010, 00:48
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Mercury is more likely in fresh tuna, swordfish, marlin & shark.

Smaller oily fish are more likely to have contaminants like dioxins & PCBs, than mercury.

The 'official' advice from the FSA is here

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydie...handshellfish/

- note the other fish they advise against for pregnant women, such as halibut & sea bass
Of course it's important for pregnant women to address their diet - but I do wonder how it was that so many of our ancestors were born fit and healthy and lived to a ripe old age living on a diet of full fat dairy products, full English breakfasts and the odd glass of stout.

Is modern society becoming just a teensy bit paranoid?
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Old 13-03-2010, 11:04
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Of course it's important for pregnant women to address their diet - but I do wonder how it was that so many of our ancestors were born fit and healthy and lived to a ripe old age living on a diet of full fat dairy products, full English breakfasts and the odd glass of stout.

Is modern society becoming just a teensy bit paranoid?

Uhh, most of them didn't.

The massive rise in the world population in the last 50 years suggests that we've learnt and changed and are now fitter and healthier than ever.

At the end of the 19th century a women had a 50/50 chance of either dying in childbirth or losing a child. Pregnancy , historically, was incredibly high risk.

I don't think we are paranoid, just more knowledgable.
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