most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-06-20T01:45:17Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/25347 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/25347/mercury-in-sardines-of-concern survivalmachine 2011-02-28T22:09:04Z 2013-02-11T23:42:32Z

<p>I heard that sardines are lower on mercury because they are lower in the food chain. But let's say I eat 250g of Atlantic Portuguese sardines per day, every day. Am I getting more than the daily allowable limit for mercury?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/25347/mercury-in-sardines-of-concern/25349#25349 Travis Culp 2011-02-28T22:13:49Z 2011-02-28T22:13:49Z

<p>I would think that the BPA contained in the cans would be a far greater concern. Wild Planet has BPA-free cans, however.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/25347/mercury-in-sardines-of-concern/25356#25356 Dana 2011-02-28T22:37:00Z 2011-02-28T22:37:00Z

<p>It's impossible to say what you're getting in mercury unless you test every single batch of fish you eat. But here's what you've got in your favor:</p> <ol> <li>The fish you're eating are lower on the food chain and</li> <li>You're an adult. Adults are better at processing mercury than kids are (pregnant women are advised to cut back on predator fish consumption because, well, they're carrying kids).</li> </ol> <p>If you're not eating tons and tons of tuna or salmon or swordfish, if you're not going around handling free mercury from a broken thermometer or something, and if you otherwise try to avoid mercury as much as possible, you should be OK.</p> <p>Here is more information about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clupeidae" rel="nofollow">the fish family</a> sardines belong to. They eat plankton, pretty much.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/25347/mercury-in-sardines-of-concern/25363#25363 Thumper 2011-02-28T23:10:59Z 2011-02-28T23:32:01Z

<p>Mercury bioaccumulates through trophic levels. Sardines are low on the food chain - so their consumption is safe. Here is a link to a website that has a calculator to see how much mercury you are getting from your fish:</p> <p><a href="http://www.gotmercury.org/article.php?list=type&amp;type=75" rel="nofollow">http://www.gotmercury.org/article.php?list=type&amp;type=75</a></p> <p>Assuming that you are 150lbs (just a random number) and the 250g = 8.82 oz, you are getting 8% of your daily allowable intake of mercury. </p> <p>And just to explain what a daily allowable intake is - it is the maximum amount of mercury that a human can ingest without any observable effect reported. Please note that most of the toxicological studies done have been on rats though, so err on the side of caution! </p> <p>Please remember to add up each type of fish that you are eating though!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/25347/mercury-in-sardines-of-concern/123997#123997 olivia 2012-05-31T12:24:11Z 2012-05-31T12:24:11Z

<p>i don't think bpa free is necessarily much better than a can with bpa. who knows what else is in the can, which is highly heated with the sardines inside. sigh, i wish i could have canned sardines as an easy fix but there are just too many things about it that are unhealthy it seems. we can't get them fresh around here. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/25347/mercury-in-sardines-of-concern/124076#124076 Amy B. 2012-05-31T16:25:09Z 2012-05-31T16:25:09Z

<p>As has already been pointed out, sardines are relatively low on the marine food chain and don't accumulate as much mercury as predatory fish.</p> <p>If you're concerned though, take a little selenium now and then. Selenium has been shown to be protective against mercury. (Yummiest way to very easily get some? Brazil nuts!)</p> <p>I don't have a link to the studies handy at the moment, but I read a few in a graduate level course on vitamins and minerals. It's the real deal.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/25347/mercury-in-sardines-of-concern/178984#178984 GC 2013-02-11T21:41:19Z 2013-02-11T21:41:19Z

<p>Consuming seaweeds or cilantro with fish aids in mercury detoxification.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/25347/mercury-in-sardines-of-concern/179002#179002 Allan 2013-02-11T23:42:32Z 2013-02-11T23:42:32Z

<p>Relevant: <a href="http://chriskresser.com/is-eating-fish-safe-a-lot-safer-than-not-eating-fish" rel="nofollow">http://chriskresser.com/is-eating-fish-safe-a-lot-safer-than-not-eating-fish</a></p> <p>How selenium keeps you safe from mercury toxicity in most fish.</p>