????????????---Mothers who eat low mercury fish have smart kids

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i think this is a spin to get you to get vaccines.

most fish is contaminated with hg or chemicales

i am sesative to hg and there is not much fish i can eat.

roger

Sue <mum2mishka@...> wrote:

" The problem is that fatty fish are more likely to be contaminated

with

mercury, a metal that is toxic to brain cells, particularly in fetuses and

young children "

So why can't the vaccine manufacturers grasp this salient fact?

http://www.mathaba.net/rss/?x=588255

Mothers who eat low mercury fish have smart kids

Posted: 2008/04/09

From: Mathaba

U.S. Researchers studied 341 3-year-olds and discovered those whose mother

ate more than two servings of low-mercury fish a week while pregnant

generally scored higher on tests of verbal, visual and motor development.

On the other hand, tests scores were lower among preschoolers whose mothers

had relatively high mercury levels in their blood during pregnancy. And

mothers who regularly ate fish during pregnancy were more likely to have

such mercury levels than non-fish-eaters were, the researchers report in the

American Journal of Epidemiology.

The findings add to evidence that fish can be brain-food, but underscore the

importance of choosing lower-mercury fish during pregnancy.

" Recommendations for fish consumption during pregnancy should take into

account the nutritional benefits of fish as well as the potential harms from

mercury exposure, " write the researchers, led by Dr. Oken of Harvard

Medical School in Boston.

Oily fish such as tuna, salmon and sardines contain omega-3 fatty acids,

which are important in fetal and child brain development. The problem is

that fatty fish are more likely to be contaminated with mercury, a metal

that is toxic to brain cells, particularly in fetuses and young children.

Because of this, pregnant women are advised to avoid certain fish

altogether: shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish. These fish are

particularly high in mercury because they eat other fish and are long-lived,

over time accumulating mercury in their fat tissue.

Fish that are high in omega-3 but relatively lower in mercury include canned

light tuna, which has less mercury than albacore tuna, and smaller oily fish

like salmon. White-meat fish such as cod and haddock tend to be low in

mercury, but have less omega-3 than fattier fish.

Currently, U.S. Health officials recommend that pregnant women eat no more

than 12 ounces, or roughly two servings, of fish per week.

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