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Low Mercury and High Mercury Fishes - Consumer Reports Magazine More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by maciaswine | permalink
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Mercury in fish can cause serious health problems. Get expert advice from Consumer Reports on low mercury fishes to eat and high mercury fishes to avoid.

For further reading: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2014/10/can-eating-the-wrong-fish-put-you-at-higher-risk-for-mercury-exposure/ ^[1]

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Mercury Levels in Fish - American Pregnancy Association More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Corinne Bonner | permalink
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Mercury levels in fish is a common question for expecting moms who like fish but want to be healthy. Learn more about mercury and fish.

For further reading: http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-health/mercury-levels-in-fish/ ^[2]

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Which Fish Contains the Least Amount of Mercury? | More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Kim Burton | permalink
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Fish is a high quality protein rich in essential nutrients, omega-3 fatty acids and low in saturated fat. While fish is an important part of a healthy diet, nearly all fish and shellfish contain trace amounts of elemental mercury, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA notes that mercury consumption should not be a health concern...

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/144173-which-fish-contains-least-amount-mercury/ ^[3]

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Low-Mercury Fish List More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Dustin De Meritt | permalink
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Use this guide to shop smart and reduce your exposure to mercury.
Tags: nutrition

For further reading: http://www.doctoroz.com/article/low-mercury-fish-list ^[4]

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Before You Buy Fish, Check This List More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Mark Khouri | permalink
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A listing of fish and seafood that are high and low in mercury levels -- fish for pregnant women and children to avoid and those to eat more of.

For further reading: http://fishcooking.about.com/od/howtochoosefreshfish/bb/mercury_fish.htm ^[5]

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Kim Burton, maciaswine, Corinne Bonner, Dustin De Meritt, Mark Khouri

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1. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2014/10/can-eating-the-wrong-fish-put-you-at-higher-risk-for-mercury-exposure/

2. http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-health/mercury-levels-in-fish/

3. http://www.livestrong.com/article/144173-which-fish-contains-least-amount-mercury/

4. http://www.doctoroz.com/article/low-mercury-fish-list

5. http://fishcooking.about.com/od/howtochoosefreshfish/bb/mercury_fish.htm