Can i get Mercury poisoning from eating to much tuna even if i am not pregnant ?
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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.\nIn 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.\nSo determine which category you are and eat accordingly. \nThere is tuna consumption calculator but rough estimate is that it is safe to eat 2 ounces for 3 ponds of you weigh.\nexample you weight 120 lbs \nmultiply it by 2 and divided by 3 = 80 ounces of tuna per week almost 2 lbs.
686338
mercury is pretty damn toxic - it sends you mad!
668140
I don't know about safety, but I knew a guy who only ate tuna, crackers, and water for 40 days straight. He ended up ok... he actually lost a lot of weight and it made him really energetic.
655873
Too much can obstuct a persons intestines. Paper is not meant to be eaten. Eating non food items can sometimes be a symptom of a vitamin/mineral deficiancy. She needs to go to the doc.
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Price: depends on where you live, since different countries have different supply chains (or delivery fees). Probably even applies to different US states. Consult online catalogues of suppliers like Sigma-Aldrich or Merck.\n\nToxicity: mercury vapours are highly toxic and cause mercury deposits in fatty tissue and jaws. Mercury poisoning causes dementia, as in "mad as a hatter" (in the 19th century, felt was made with mercury as a curing agent, and hatters working the felt usually got mercury poisoning). Mercury salts are highly toxic (blocking vital respiration enzymes).\n\nIn short: don't use mercury "at home" if you can avoid it. There are some lab uses like polarography which use the amalgating properties of the metal in order to analyze strongly electronegative elements in watery solution, but in most other applications mercury has been replaced by other materials.
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Mercury is very deadly.  Causes a bunch of problems.  Eating fish with high levels of mercury can cause birth defects.  It can also get into your DNA.  Yes it can cause death.  If you have mercury poisoning go to the hospital there are things they can do to detox you
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your body can convert any fat into cholesterol, whether or not it is vegetable or animal fat\n\nEat what you like, fish is good for you but only in moderation - sea food contains mercury and other heavy metals, try salmon instead
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Eat Chunk LIGHT TUNA as much as you can when you want to eat tuna because it has the leart amount of mercury.\nEat WILD CAUGHT salmon AS MUCH AS YOU WANT but be sure it is NOT FARMED!!! You can tell just by looking at the price!! Farmed is around 3-6 $ a pound while Wild is around 10-20 $ a pound!(Id go with wild KING salmon, my fav. because its the fattiest! yum!)
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if you took a ton of it you'd probably have some stomach problems and feel nauesated. also, if you're using an omega 3 thta is fish based and the fish has any mercury in it, that wouldn't be so good for you probably...but other than that i don't think so. another thing i read said that in studies people who got took 1 gram a day were less depressed than the people taking 2 grams a day (the theory being that your body can't process it if you take too much...so it oxidizes which is apparently bad......) but then in some of the depression studies people were taking CRAZY amounts of omega 3s (like 9 grams a day) and doing just fine.
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Human health \n\nEating clams, mussels, oysters or scallops contaminated by red tide can cause severe illness and even death to humans. Federal regulations now require toxin monitoring programs that are implemented during red tide outbreaks. While some illnesses related to shellfish consumption occur, the highly cautionary regulations have been quite effective. \n\nAerosols from red tides can produce respiratory ailments. However, no studies have been done to determine if there are long-term consequences of inhaling potent neurotoxins from algae. Also, it is difficult to assess long-term effects of acute exposure among tourists who leave the area. \n===============================================\n\nPlease see a doctor right away! In the mean time, don't eat any sea creatures and protect yourself from common colds. The treatment that I found includes infussion of antibiotics and being in an oxygen tank.\n\nGood luck!
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Though this is true, it also matters what gender you are. It's safer for men to eat higher quantities of tuna because the real health threat is not Mad Hatter's Disease, but rather birth defects. Women of child bearring age (that is, women who plan on having children at some point) should seriously watch their consumption of fish, especially tuna. Mercury levels in fish has been on the rise . . . \n\nAlso, people should not buy shoes for their children that contain flashing lights in the heels. These lights are developed with mercury switches. When the shoes are discarded the end up at any normal dummping ground where decompose and the mercury gets released into the ground water.
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You've got the right idea with the biking, walking, and pilates.  Cut down on the overeating of the tuna, totally unhealthy.  You've definitely got the drive to lose the weight, so replace the tuna in the morning with some egg whites/mulitgrain bread for toast, or even oatmeal.  Toss in some ground turkey or chicken where you were eating tuna prior.  They're just as good a source for lean proteins.  Once a day, tuna is ok.  Not 3 times/day.
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According to the latest recommendations by the FDA, pregnant women can safely eat up to 12 ounces of a variety of fish a week. Canned tuna is one of the most commonly consumed types of fish with low mercury levels according to the FDA. Pregnant and nursing women can safely consume albacore as one of their fish choices. The new advisory tells pregnant women they can safely eat up to six ounces of albacore a week (an average sandwich contains 2 ounces).
524504
Yeah I did after reading this question, LMAO!! No really, I took some magnesium citrate just last night, so now Im paranoid because Im at work. Enuff said!
487592
I wouldn't worry about it.  If you avoid all of the things that might be bad for you, your immune system will shut down someday when faced with a serious pathogen.  Besides, you drink out of Aluminum cans, Silly.  Also, the baby boomers played with mercury which toxic to even be within 5 feet of and they don't have elevated cancer risks or anything.  Relax.
313740
Anythings excessive cause toxic in our system.you need. plenty of water to flush them out.Too much oil cause us to become fat and put a heavy load on the liver,.too much protein put a heavy load on the kidney,too much sugar will lead to diabetes,\ntoo much acidic food is bad for the digestive system,too much meat is bad for the intestine so you need to balance with vegetable and so forth.
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Eat them all the time at all hours of the day.  There is no way you can overdose.  All that will happen is that you will become extremely healthy and probably prett buff.