Comments | kettunainen: frustration over mercury chelation info and what I can eat

kettunainen

frustration over mercury chelation info and what I can eat

Jul 13, 2006 20:28

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eumelosdrizzle July 14 2006, 01:26:12 UTC

I think you're starting to freak me out too - I eat oodles of fish... tuna, salmon, and kipper (yes kipper). I bet my mercury is a little high too.

kettunainen July 14 2006, 02:07:09 UTC

Salmon is supposedly ok, and kipper doesn't even show up on the FDA list: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/sea-mehg.html

Tuna, however, is... not that great. I mean, it's not like it's swordfish or tilefish. Have a look at the numbers given on the FDA link. I think you're probably ok. Though it might be worthwhile to look into Omega-3 supplements rather than getting it from actual fish. I haven't done any solid research yet, but from what I've come across thus far, the process that the oil goes through gets rids of most, if not all, mercury that may be present in the fish it came from. I hope to fuck that info's correct -- I can't live without my omega-3s! (I'm afraid to research it right now. I'm in bad-news overload and don't want to chance adding more.)

eumelosdrizzle July 14 2006, 02:38:58 UTC

See the problem is that, from what I can gather (and I'm not an expert either) the processing might actually ruin some of the effects the omega-3s might have (much like in non virgin press olive oil).

This is speculation on my part.

Besides, I really like sushi :(

kettunainen July 14 2006, 02:54:42 UTC

I have found that whatever negative effects the processing has doesn't outweigh the benefits. I use it like an anti-depressant these days, and when I was out of it for over a week recently, there was a marked change for the worse in my emotional stability. I'm all better now that I have my supplements again. :)

And for me, omega-3s are cheaper than good, quality salmon steaks. Sushi is ucky, so you can keep it. *grins*

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tamago23 July 14 2006, 06:48:12 UTC

It's all about tilapia, my dear. Grain-fed fish (which means much lower mercury levels than fish-fed fish such as salmon) with a lovely mild flavor that picks up other flavors well (tilapia marinated in lime and tequila is to die for).

kettunainen July 14 2006, 14:27:33 UTC

I have a huge bias against tilapia. a professor I knew who specialised in Haiti and thus who traveled there for months out of each year told us horror stories about haitian tilapia: the little, man-made ponds on hillsides where tilapia are raised are also used as public dumping grounds for any kind of waste you can imagine. which the tilapia eat, 'cuz they'll eat just about anything -- they're as undernourished as the haitians. the thought of eating fish that grew up eating human poo squicks the hell out of me.

it would help if I knew exactly where the tilapia sold here came from. it's almost certainly not from haiti, but still, i'd like to know.

tamago23 July 14 2006, 14:52:25 UTC

It's from the coast of Mexico in the usual fishery-style arrangements (big netted-off areas along the coast so the fish can't escape the nets), as far as I'm aware.

kettunainen July 15 2006, 01:22:40 UTC

ok, I will give it a go. And even if it isn't from the mexican coast, I'm going to pretend it is. I love the little fishies!!

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kettunainen July 15 2006, 01:26:59 UTC

albacore is worse for mercury content. flake-style (and probably chunk, too) is best.

and thanks for the congrats! :)

sgeimh_solais July 14 2006, 16:19:03 UTC

i can't remember...do you dislike eggs...? they're cheaper sometimes than tuna, especially here...the dozen might cost more, but there's more meals in a dozen eggs than in one can of tuna...

kettunainen July 15 2006, 01:25:15 UTC

eggs dislike me.

it's usually the yolk that causes discomfort, but I had one today and was fine. granted, that was the first egg I've eaten in a month, and the yolk was really really really runny (ucky!), but yeah, no problems that i'm aware of from my egg today. i will take it slowly. being sensitive/intolerant/allergic to eggs is so shitty.

sgeimh_solais July 19 2006, 16:00:20 UTC

*nods* makes sense to me! sometimes eggs sit ok with us, sometimes not...it makes me wonder if the ones that don't are from a batch that's a bit too old or something.