Concerned about Mercury Levels In Tuna?
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2012
- Is it safe to eat tuna?
We talk with Michael Morrissey Ph.D, formerly with the Oregon State University Seafood Lab in Astoria, Oregon, and the lead author of a 2005 study that examined mercury levels in West Coast albacore tuna.
As we learn in the interview, the study also examined the relative levels of a number of long chain Omega 3 fatty acids that are present in tuna, and considered particularly important to the healthy growth of developing fetuses, and young children. The very same human populations that are most susceptible to the deleterious effects from mercury poisoning.
So is tuna safe to eat? Is there a certain variety that is safer to consume than others? Who will potentially benefit the most from eating albacore tuna in moderation? Should pregnant women and young children avoid eating tuna altogether?
You may be pleasantly surprised by what you learn in this video.
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I have been eating 3 to 4 cans of tuna a day for the last 20 years and I'm still alive!
Виктор Рамазанов
A personal anecdote! Im sold.
How did that work out?
@Gadolini Rutherfordium lol
@arron frederick Yes I inject 1,000 mg of testosterone Cypionate and 300 mg of Trembolone a week plus insulin and Growth hormone every day..💪💪
Youre also Russian so…
I wish this video just got to the point
Exactly what I was thinking your comment is right on point
So basically, don't worry, plenty of other things to worry about
Mercury damages your nervous system and will make you crazy. You won't die, you'll just be crazy. Many studies show that high exposure to mercury induces changes in the central nervous system, potentially resulting in irritability, fatigue, behavioral changes, tremors, headaches, hearing and cognitive loss, dysarthria, incoordination, hallucinations, and death.
A few years ago, I suffered severe symptoms of chronic mercury poisoning - I was in total denial that consumption of tuna posed any serious health risks. I ate 7 to 8 cans of albacore tuna per week as part of my new 'healthy' lifestyle. After about 6 months, I developed episodes of internal bleeding, seizures, fainting spells, ringing in my ears, partial numbness in my hands and feet, heart irregularities, hand tremors, wild mood swings and chronic fatigue. I was a total wreck. It lasted for several months. Now I get my omega 3 from eating walnuts and other, smaller fish. Why eat only one can of poison per week and risk compromising your health?
Tuna poison??? 😂😂 ok..
So did the symptoms ever go away completely?
@@JuniorSantos-zh7fb tuna itself is not dangerous, but the high levels of mercury contamination are very much so. You should learn to research.
This is the most important comment here. But we all must remember that too much of anything is bad for us.
@@crand20033 True. The question, though, is how much is too much? One apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an equivalent serving volume of tuna has the opposite effect. Considering that just one large tuna can bring a fisherman several thousands of dollars, it’s little surprise that the fishing and food processing industry doesn’t want this information to be common knowledge. Hence they spread seeds of doubt. Who can blame them?
Umm no even you have a little bit of murcury in you. The reason why they specify tuna specifically is because with fish especally the murcury dosnt leave there body and so when one fish eats another it acumilates and acumilates... Like the tuna.
Ive eaten tuna for lunch years straight without problems. The people who say albacore is better or less fishy than tuna are crazy.
Just wait it out.
Large fish have more time to accumulate more mercury. Both volcanoes and forest fires send mercury into the atmosphere. Human activities, however, are responsible for much of the mercury that is released into the environment. The burning of coal, oil and wood as fuel can cause mercury to become airborne, as can burning wastes that contain mercury.
DRILL BABY DRILL! @@crand20033
If you must partake in tuna, choose either Skipjack tuna or light tuna. White or Albacore tuna has 3x the mercury as the smaller skipjack tuna.
I only eat albacore tuna and im just fine.
How often?@@mg8718
there are cases people and there is reason to worry about it..it's the long term use that might get to you and this is where you take your chances if you eat more than you should. plenty of other smaller fishes out there....
I'm eatin tuna right now, eh?
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I was just letting everyone know.
Daniel Johnson same here
Same
You’ll probably get exposed to more mercury by standing outside than from a can of tuna.
eat as much tuna as you can while it lasts
They're just saying that tuna has mercury so they can have more for themselves.😛😛😛
Wtf u ars hole u must be a fisher of tuna to say thats
I had a can about 6 years ago... wound up in the hospital for 3 months, followed by another 6 weeks of in-patient therapy and finally was released for just weekly outpatient checkups. The doc said it was the worst case he's ever seen, I bleed from my eyes, and lost nearly all brain function overnight. I can still barely read and write, and require a feeding tube, the worst part is being paralyzed from the waist down... I had it in a salad for lunch and by dinner time my heart stopped, I was officially dead for 17 hours with no oxygen to my brain, my body was nearly covered in necrosis by the time I woke up in my bathroom having puke so much that my inverted lung had filled the back of my throat, when I went to push it back in when I accidently pierced it with a steak knife, with one remaining lung I started to crawl six miles in the middle of the night to the ER (using google maps to navigate)... About 30 minutes in I manage to reach the end of my driver way at least... That's when a car driving by stopped, why? My skins was glowing yellow from the radiation, the driver of the car thought I was a deity fallen from the sky, the symptoms weren't done however, the mercury had continued to grow in my system like a new life form it rapidly began reproducing it's and feeding of my internal organs, it mostly ate my bones which are 95% mercury today... I can't eat salt or iron anymore because doing so liquifies my mercury bones in the chemical reaction, I live in -120 degree cooler unit now because when my bones melt my body collapses into a gloopy blob onto the floor, it happens anyone here and there, that's when they have to vacuum the mercury from my body back up and remold it into the shape of normal human bones. Each time though, my brain smashed into the ground and every nerve in my body fires off pain signals at once... as if my consciousness didn't realize there was a problem... out of reaction my muscles try and catch themselves but to know avail as I directionless flop around helplessly, it's too cold for anyone to live with me, and there can't be windows or cameras so only once a month do they come to bring food and to check on me... often I melt within a day or two after they come in, and I can't sleep so I'm just a blob for the next 30 days being kept alive by a tube pumping food into my systems, I also have no way to communicate... I'd probably tell them to just let me die
The one guy was saying selenium binds with mercury in the fish, so as long as the fish has higher or same levels of selenium as mercury, they will bind to each other and cause no problems. The fish you want to avoid are the ones with low levels of selenium, then the mercury will bind to the selenium in your body causing problems.
Yeah and you bought that ?
Yeah and you bought that ?
Lol you believe this
You would have to eat about 50,000 cans of tuna to get mercury poisioning
If mercury is so poisonous which it is and fish are contaminated then the fish would die and never reach adult life or be able to spawn because fish are far more sensitive and fragile than humans and look how small they are. I’ve owned fish they can die even if the water is not to there liking.
True, but then again if you eat a can of tuna each day it might still build up in your body over time and you'll end up with way higher mercury levels than any of these fish have been exposed to. I have been eating tuna almost every day myself, but I started switching it up with other canned fish like salmon. I'm not too worried, but just to be safe.
bULLSHIT!@@broodjebakpao1994
That's probably a fair summary. Thanks for watching!
This is fake I’ve eaten tuna for a long time and nothing happened.
@@49erempire18 its true lol
all I eat is canned tuna for every meal tuna sandwiches and I feel great I eat 3 to 5 cans a day
John Smith r u a cat?
I think the affects of mercury poisoning take a long time for it to become apparent lol
I've read scientific opinion that suggest selenium *might* negate, or at least dampen, the methylmercury in tuna, but not enough studies have been done to corroborate this. Also, other studies suggest the human body has a threshold for how much methylmercury it will "circulate" before expelling any excess completely, meaning you can (theoretically) have a diet higher than the recommended amount and be fine, assuming you don't jump into a tuna-heavy diet immediately, but slowly introduce more over time. All of this is *not* 100% proven fact, though, and I am no professional scientist. It's still probably better to err on the side of caution.
are you still alive?
@@trashl0rd I think the evidence is conclusive that selenium negates the danger of ingesting mercury. Except for older swordfish and sharks, most sea food is safe and healthy to eat, in my opinion (not a doctor, which should give me more credibility).
For the love of god, get to the fucking point man.
I eat a can a day. Sashimi tuna for special meals. I call it the Christian Bale Sniper diet.
Ate 1 can yesterday and I got screwed. Lugols shots today
Its very simple its either yes it or no its not and then the explanation and whatever history lesson you want to give for add revenue for your video watch time.3 answer could be it could be if this but if you get this one its not that could be the 3rd answer it isnt that complicated.worst part is I think this video wasn't actually for youtube so this guy just loves rambling without getting to the point. Or there's something he doesn't want to reveal.
selenium is also in fish
Plenty other fish in the sea and I think u would have to eat alot any way
We must eat other foods that chelate the heavy metals out of us. If you have mercury poisoning with a very high level of mercury in your blood, your doctor will probably recommend chelation therapy. This method involves using medications, called chelators, that bind to mercury in your body and help it to exit your system. Chelators can be taken as a pill or injected.
What foods help detox mercury???
Chunk light tuna 🐟🏆
Instruction unclear Tuna for days
No one's living planet earth alive
It's summer now but for school lunches I had a tuna sandwich and I would eat an entire can of tuna a day for 2-3 weeks if I get mercury poisoning then I'm suing the obamas for making American school food crap causing me to go over to bringing my lunch
How did it go? Its been 2 years.
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!! Get to the point! How much tuna is too much to eat? Simple question, MIND BENDINGLY LONG AND RIDICULOUSLY DETAILED ANSWERS!!
So is it bad or is not or what's with all these beating around the bush this man is doing in this video sorry I have to dislike this video.
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We can get everything we need to be healthy without eating fish. There is nothing in fish that is not available otherwise. Why don't you say that right away instead of beating around the bush? Does it have anything to do with protecting the fish Industry? How about honesty? Has donald trump created a pandemic of not telling the whole story about anything? Incredible.
the amount of Omega 3 you can get from vegetables and eggs is tiny. Very little of plant Omega 3 is converted from AHA to the form EPA and DHA that you need, maybe 1%.