Is tuna fish bad for you? I?

Question

I eat tuna fish sandwichs all the time and I've heard it's bad because the metal in it sticks to your spinal cord or something? Is that true?

Answer 1

Nope. Not true. It does have trace amounts of mercury in it, which in large quantities is harmful, but it is so trace that you would literally have to eat dozens of cans of tuna fish a day to harm yourself. I doubt you are eating THAT much tuna, are you? That said, The Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency say that women of childbearing age, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children should eat no more than 6 ounces of tuna steak or canned white albacore tuna per week. Regular light tuna, however, is almost perfectly safe for anyone.

Answer 2

I used to give my cat tuna juice all the time -- he absolutely LOVED it! Then he kept getting UTIs... The vet said that the juice in the tuna has a lot of ground up fish bones in it, and though they don't bother humans they played hell on his urinary system - kept developing stones. I've heard that female cats aren't as affected by it, but you might want to keep an eye on it.

Answer 3

I think there's nothing bad in tuna fish per se. What makes it complicated is the fact that you ate canned tuna fish. Generally, it's not advisable to always eat canned goods.

Answer 4

Tuna is not bad for you if you eat it in moderation. It contains mercury, so it should be eaten very sparingly by young children and women who are pregnant or of child bearing age.

Answer 5

...Yes it is bad for you but dont worry I will gladly sacrifice my self for you... Just pass the sandwich melted on cheese with pickles... MMmmmmm Tuna...... Lets put it this way... MMMmmmmm I'm sorry I apologise fro drooling but the tuna is just soooooooooo Gooooddd!!! MMmmmmmmm are you going to eat those chips or drink that juice I'll take those too... Thank you....

Answer 6

fish is good in small quantitys and not more than 2-3 times a week coz of the mercury content

Answer 7

No but don't eat it more than 5 times a week because it has low levels of toxic mercury.

Answer 8

Tuna fish in moderation is good for you, it cotains omega 3 oil which is good for you, but I think in moderastion

Answer 9

Can you say methylmercury poisoning. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_mercury

That is why there are guidelines for eating fish. Methylmercury is poison and is especially harmful to fetuses.

Become informed and be more careful.

Answer 10

too much is,because of Mercury. I heard of a woman who ate it everyday when she was pregnant, and her child had Autism.My son has Autism. When I was pregnant, we lived near a lead plant and the air was bad.