Posted on 07/21/2003 2:13:39 PM PDT by presidio9
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:36:50 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Older people who eat fish at least once a week may cut their risk of Alzheimer's (search) by more than half, a study suggests.
The study adds to the evidence that diet may affect a person's chances of developing the mind-robbing disease that affects 4 million Americans.
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Know your fish, I would not eat Tuna steaks everyday if I was pregnant and no White Snapper, Shark, Marlin or Swordfish. The fish we eat that comes from large mature fish contains more mercury than smaller young fish. Sardines are various species of small herrings, pilchards and related fish.
SPECIES | MEAN (PPM) | RANGE (PPM) | NO. OF SAMPLES |
---|---|---|---|
Tilefish | 1.45 | 0.65-3.73 | 60 |
*Swordfish | 1.00 | 0.10-3.22 | 598 |
King Mackerel | 0.73 | 0.30-1.67 | 213 |
*Shark | 0.96 | 0.05-4.54 | 324 |
SPECIES | MEAN (PPM) | RANGE (PPM) | NO. OF SAMPLES |
---|---|---|---|
Grouper (Mycteroperca) | 0.43 | 0.05-1.35 | 64 |
Tuna (fresh or frozen) | 0.32 | ND-1.30 | 191 |
*Lobster Northern (American) | 0.31 | 0.05-1.31 | 88 |
Grouper (Epinephelus) | 0.27 | 0.19-0.33 | 48 |
*Halibut | 0.23 | 0.02-0.63 | 29 |
*Sablefish | 0.22 | ND-0.70 | 102 |
*Pollock | 0.20 | ND-0.78 | 107 |
*Tuna (canned) | 0.17 | ND-0.75 | 248 |
*Crab Blue | 0.17 | 0.02-0.50 | 94 |
*Crab Dungeness | 0.18 | 0.02-0.48 | 50 |
*Crab Tanner | 0.15 | ND-0.38 | 55 |
*Crab King | 0.09 | 0.02-0.24 | 29 |
*Scallop | 0.05 | ND-0.22 | 66 |
*Catfish | 0.07 | ND-0.31 | 22 |
*Salmon (fresh, frozen or canned) | ND | ND-0.18 | 52 |
*Oysters | ND | ND-0.25 | 33 |
*Shrimps | ND | ND | 22 |
SPECIES | MEAN (PPM) | RANGE (PPM) | NO. OF SAMPLES |
---|---|---|---|
*Red Snapper | 0.60 | 0.07-1.46 | 10 |
Marlin | 0.47 | 0.25-0.92 | 13 |
Moonfish | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1 |
Orange Roughy | 0.58 | 0.42-0.76 | 9 |
Bass Saltwater | 0.49 | 0.10-0.91 | 9 |
Trout Freshwater | 0.42 | 1.22 (max) | NA |
Bluefish | 0.30 | 0.20-0.40 | 2 |
Croaker | 0.28 | 0.18-0.41 | 15 |
Trout Seawater | 0.27 | ND-1.19 | 4 |
*Cod (Atlantic) | 0.19 | ND-0.33 | 11 |
Mahi Mahi | 0.19 | 0.12-0.25 | 15 |
*Ocean Perch | 0.18 | ND-0.31 | 10 |
Haddock (Atlantic) | 0.17 | 0.07-0.37 | 10 |
Whitefish | 0.16 | ND-0.31 | 2 |
Herring | 0.15 | 0.016-0.28 | 8 |
*Spiny Lobster | 0.13 | ND-0.27 | 8 |
Perch Freshwater | 0.11 | 0.10-0.31 | 4 |
Perch Saltwater | 0.10 | 0.10-0.15 | 6 |
Flounder/Sole | 0.04 | ND-0.18 | 17 |
*Clams | ND | ND | 6 |
Tilapia | ND | ND | 8 |
*Fish and shellfish among the most consumed of the domestic seafood market |
Sources of methylmercury data:
FDA database FY 85-99
EPA Mercury Study Report to Congress, 1997
A Survey of the Occurrence of Mercury in the Fishery Resources of the Gulf of Mexico Report (2000)
NMFS 1976, 1978 Report
Sometimes I put Tabasco sauce on the sardines. An acquired taste.
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