My colleague wants to know.........?

Question

can she eat smoked salmon..(she is pregnant)?

Answer 1

Your colleague?

Yes, you can eat smoked salmon. Most doctors think it's okay to eat fish, as long as it's only once a week.

That sounds like crap to me, though, because women in Japan certainly don't give up their main source of protein when they're pregnant. And their babies come out fine.

I'd personally say eat however much you want.

Answer 2

You can get all the health benefits of eating fish and minimize the risk from contaminants if you know which fish to choose. Plus, there's a growing body of evidence suggesting that a developing baby's brain thrives on the omega-3 fatty acids found in many fish. But certain types are off limits during pregnancy. Salmon can also be problematic, but for different reasons than some of the other "off-limits" fish. Although it's low in mercury (and high in brain-boosting omega-3s), some research has found that, compared to wild salmon, farmed salmon has high levels of PCBs, dioxins, and other contaminants. And since there's no reliable way to tell for sure where the salmon at your local supermarket comes from, you'll probably want to take it off your prenatal menu for now. If you enjoy seafood and tend to eat a lot of it (12 ounces or more a week), you can do so without much worry by choosing varieties that are relatively pollutant-free: Shrimp, scallops, flounder, sole, clams, oysters, tilapia, catfish, whitefish, sardines, crayfish, king crab, and croaker. Also vary the types of fish you eat from this list so that you have no more than one serving of any particular kind during the course of a week.

Finally, because pollution levels vary from one body of water to the next, never eat sport-caught fish without first checking your state or local health department's "fish safety advisory" (look in the yellow pages under state or county government).

Answer 3

pregnant and nursing women and young children not eat any shark, swordfish, tilefish, or king mackerel

avoid:

Tuna steaks
Sea bass
Oysters (Gulf of Mexico)
Marlin
Halibut
Pike
Walleye
White croaker
Largemouth bass

*****FDA's recommendation that pregnant women eat 12 ounces a week of any fish (except the four that are not allowed) must be radically revised. *****

no more than one meal per month, for all species combined:


Canned tuna
Mahi mahi
Blue mussels
Eastern oyster
Cod
Pollock
Salmon from the Great Lakes
Blue crab from the Gulf of Mexico
Channel catfish (wild)
Lake whitefish

species least contaminated with methylmercury:

Trout (farmed)
Catfish (farmed)
Shrimp * (see sidebar)
Fish Sticks
Flounder (summer)
Salmon (wild Pacific)
Croaker
Blue crab (mid Atlantic)
Haddock


Wow!! I learned something new!!

Answer 4

Yes and its very healthy for her. But make sure to avoid seafood with high levels of mercury, like shark, and swordfish. Things like that. But salmon is very healthy, You are suppost to try and get between 8-12 ounces a week

Answer 5

I ate lox (smoked salmon) and sushi when pg, never had any problems.

Do stay away from tuna though, except in small amounts, especially white albacore, which has much more mercury in it than the regular tuna.

Answer 6

As long as it is cooked appropriately (i.e. not raw) and she doesn't eat it constantly (more than like once or twice a week) it should be alright. The best advice though would be to discuss it with your doctor as they know exactly what is best for her and her pregnancy - and doctor's would rather you ask a million questions than assume something and it be incorrect

Answer 7

Limit to no more than twice per week because of the mercury

Answer 8

Salmon should be ok...even good for her...

Answer 9

Yes, just tell her to stay away from sushi and any undercooked seafood

Answer 10

I think you can eat any fish is moderation...and that is the key: MODERATION. The big concern is mercury.