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In what’s billed as the first analysis of its kind, the researchers looked at nearly 2,700 studies of pollutants found in fish samples taken from all over the world between 1969 and 2012. They saw steady, significant drops in the concentrations of a wide range of contaminants known to accumulate in fish — from about 50 percent for mercury to more than 90 percent for polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.
But the bad news is . . . They still may not be safe to eat, because test results are all over the place.
“Some fish [surprisingly] showed low concentrations and some showed very high concentrations” of toxins, Sandin said. “So it’s a little bit of a gamble.”
So does this report really change anything?
Their analysis showed that on average, pollutant concentrations now meet federal safety guidelines in the United States for occasional fish consumption — two or three servings per week, based on various marine groups’ standards. For example, mercury and PCBs were found at levels acceptable for occasional human consumption and DDT was consistently below the established threshold for concern.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
The timing of this is making me laugh. I live along the ocean on an island, known for its fishing along with other things. My neighbors boat sank the other day! I don't know what he had in the boat, but what ever it was, fuel, oil, some pollutant, caused sadly many fish to perish. Under normal circumstances the fish would be prized to catch and eat. What ever it was that poisoned them had the birds avoiding the fish. It's rather smelly around here at the moment.
Nice to read that outside of this area, fish are becoming healthier to eat.
like most things in our current lifestyle / environment, there are issues risks with everything
Lilja mentioned that farmed fish are fed soy based feed - i didnt realise this and it could be why farmed salmon never settled as well for me.
there has been metals in fish in the past, and always will be, so my theory is so long as our methylation cycle is working well (doesnt have to be perfect) and our bodies can clear toxins etc then 'it is, what it is' if fish that you can purchase nearby to where you live, settles better than other protein sources and it is affordable, go for it,
we have not idea of the impact of CSG coal gas etc on land based animals, there are toxins everywhere.....
we cant do everything perfectly and avoid every trigger and troublesome ingredient... we just have to do the best we can
every country is different,
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
My husband likes to fish and mostly brings home whiting and squid. I am hoping that the fish down here in South Australian seas are good because I definitely don't want to give up eating whiting. I also eat salmon but as I am not symptom free it is hard to judge what reacts and what doesn't.
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