Can i get Mercury poisoning from eating to much tuna even if i am not pregnant ?

Question

i will eat a tuna sandwich in the morning and sometimes i feal like it for lunch.I once had tuna for dinner the night before and breakfast and lunch the following day so my pregnant friend told me i should not do it because i will get murcury poisining.

Answer 1

The mercury-in-fish dietary guidelines issued by the Food and Drug Administration are only for pregnant women, women who are planning to become pregnant, and young children. And even then, the FDA's guidelines are overly cautious. The FDA has issued no consumption advice about the amount of fish that's safe for older kids, teens, men, post-menopausal women, and women who don't plan to become pregnant.
In the FDA's own words, its mercury guideline "was established to limit consumers' methyl mercury exposure to levels 10 times lower than the lowest levels associated with adverse effects." So even if a pregnant woman consumed twice as much mercury as the FDA's recommended limit, she would still be protected by a 500-percent cushion.
So determine which category you are and eat accordingly.
There is tuna consumption calculator but rough estimate is that it is safe to eat 2 ounces for 3 ponds of you weigh.
example you weight 120 lbs
multiply it by 2 and divided by 3 = 80 ounces of tuna per week almost 2 lbs.

Answer 2

Whether you're pregnant or not has nothing to do with mercury poisoning- though if you get it while you're expecting it will be very bad for the child.

Most canned tuna is actually very safe. But be wary if it's imported: Chances are good it hasn't been inspected.

I hope this helps!

Answer 3

WWHHHHHAAAAATTTTTTT!!!!

I'm sorry, but was your friend intoxicated when he made that remark?!!

Tuna is good for you. It's a great fish, with loads of protein. One of them is omega3 (I'm sure you've heard about it)

Eat as much tuna as you want.

Answer 4

THER EIS MERCURY IN FOOD?

Answer 5

yes