[KosmicKitty]

Are the fish found in Japan lower in mercury?? Cause the Japanese eat much more fish than Americans and, well a few years ago when I last checked, the Japanese have a longer life expectancy than Americans.

So, if eating fish is bad, shouldn’t it be bad for those living in Japan as well?

[dangerdoc]

“Are the fish found in Japan lower in mercury?? Cause the Japanese eat much more fish than Americans and, well a few years ago when I last checked, the Japanese have a longer life expectancy than Americans.

So, if eating fish is bad, shouldn’t it be bad for those living in Japan as well?”

You are essentially asking two different questions.

Is mercury bad for you?

Does low level mercury exposure lower life expectancy.

Yes mercury is bad for you. It causes damage to multiple organs and the effects can be measured even in low doses. Suprisingly, I don’t think that there is any evidence that low level mercury exposure shortens life expectancy.

[decimon]

FWIW - Japan finds mercury, no illness, in dolphin-hunting town