why is eating tuna bad...?

Question

while you are pregnant? what does it do? are there any signs that will let you know it is affecting your pregnancy? i have a dr. appt and i will ask him then but i was just curious now... i never use to love tuna but i love it now

Answer 1

Question: Should I steer clear of fish now that I'm pregnant?

Answer: No, there's no reason to put the kibosh on all fish. Loaded with protein, vitamin D, and omega-3 fatty acids, fish and shellfish are an important part of a healthy diet. But you're right to be cautious. Nearly all fish and shellfish contain traces of methylmercury — a compound known to be harmful in high doses to an unborn baby's or young child's developing nervous system.

In March 2004, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new guidelines for how women who are trying to conceive, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children can limit their exposure to mercury in fish. They now advise eating no more than 6 ounces (about one serving) of canned albacore or "white" tuna. At the Department of Foods and Nutrition at Purdue University, we tend to be a bit more conservative and recommend eating no more than 4 ounces a week. Albacore tuna contains more mercury than the canned "light" variety, which can be relatively low in mercury.

According to the FDA/ EPA guidelines, you should also limit yourself to 12 ounces a week (about two servings) of canned "light" tuna and other cooked fish. Once again, our recommendations are more protective — eat fewer than 8 ounces a week of canned "light" tuna. And you should completely avoid shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish (also called golden or white snapper), tuna steak (fresh or frozen), orange roughy, Spanish mackerel, marlin, and grouper because these fish are at the top of the food chain and contain the highest levels of mercury.

Answer 2

I don't know. I ate tuna once a week amino acid is good for baby the bigger the fish the more Mercury in the meat I only use light chunk now I was a albacore user only until I found this out big fish eat little fish witch makes more mercury in the meat

Answer 3

Women who are pregnant have been advised to avoid eating certain types of fish because of the amount of mercury contained in them. New recommendations have now widened this advice to include tuna. According to UK Government guidelines, women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or trying for a baby are should limit the amount of tuna they eat each week. High levels of mercury in a woman's diet may have a damaging effect on unborn and breastfed babies.

Experts from COT compared the levels of mercury found in tuna with the World Health Organisation safety guidelines for weekly mercury intake. Although the limit was found to be sufficient for protecting the general population, they were concerned about the safety of babies and felt that maximum levels of tuna consumption should be recommended as a precautionary measure.

As a result, the FSA recommends that women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to conceive should eat no more than two medium sized cans with a drained weight of 140g per can, or one fresh tuna steak, per week. This is equivalent to about six rounds of tuna sandwiches or three tuna salads. The full FSA advice is available at: http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/tunaadvicenew.
The reason for concern about high levels of mercury stems from the fact that it can potentially cause harm to a developing nervous system, making unborn and newborn babies particularly vulnerable to its effects.
However, Dr Sarah Schenker, a state registered dietician from the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), thinks that the tuna restriction is unlikely to be a big problem for the majority of women. "If you're consuming more than two cans of tuna per week, it's quite a lot," she said. Women who fall into that category would be "relying on it heavily and probably excluding other sources of protein and not getting a big enough variety of foods".
Other than tuna, there aren't too many food restrictions that pregnant women need to consider. The main things, said a spokesperson for the National Childbirth Trust (NCT), are to avoid soft unpasteurised cheeses, eggs, raw seafood and pate as they can contain bacteria that could harm an unborn baby (such as salmonella, listeria and toxoplasma).
Most women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to conceive do not need to be overly concerned about the new recommendations as they will not be eating more than the recommended maximum. It is important that women do not cut out oily fish from their diet entirely because the omega-3 fatty acids they contain are beneficial both to adult and baby. One serving of oily fish a week should supply enough omega-3 fatty acids without causing any problems.

Answer 4

I think it's because of the mercury content in the tuna. Evidently it takes your body a long time to get rid of mercury and it can build up. But, you should talk to your doctor about it and see what he/she says.

Answer 5

maybe it's because tuna has a high mercury level and that's not very good for your body, so to be safe and to make sure your baby is OK they tell you not to eat it. but I'm not really sure. hope this helps!

Answer 6

becuaes tuna fish have high levels of mercury in them. IF you're pregnant and eat tuna with high levels of mercury, then it can kill your baby.

Answer 7

It has to much mercury and no nutritional value. They eat the junk at the bottom of the ocean. Shrimp is bad for you too.

Answer 8

most of the time its the high mercury content of tuna the will mess with fetal CNS.

Answer 9

It has a high concentration of Mercury.
No one should eat it in large quantities,
pregnant women should avoid anything
with mercury altogether, it can my poisonous

Answer 10

some tuna has mercury in it. Stick to salmon