Tuesday, March 13, 2007

fish contaminated with mecury and other pollutants

There are a number of people who love fish and hear thats it is good for you. Lately, according to the 2006 issues of JAMA people have heard that fish are offten contaminated with mercury and other pollutants that can and are very harmful to human beings. A study is being done that explains the benefits and health risks that follow when eating high amounts of fish. They have found that eating fish or fish oil that is normal can lead to better development in infants and lower deaths from heart attacks. They have also found that fish or fish oil that has high amounts of mercury in it can lead to 8 to 24 more deaths caused by cancer per 100,000 a year but more than 7,000 fewer cardiac deaths. They also say that women who are pregent should not eat fish with higher amounts of mercury because it can lead to neurodevelopmental problems. talk about a scary situation. If you want to learn more click here.

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