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Fish can provide you with a ton of amazing health benefits.
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The omega-3s in fish can also lower someone’srisk for depressionand help improve mental health.
However, even though fish contains plenty of health benefits, it can also increase your exposure to mercury.
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Why does tuna contain mercury?
This combination of factors makes mercury a big issue in tuna specifically.
What harm can mercury do to your body?
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But how can you know when to stop or how much mercury can lead to actual poisoning?
But, the FDA has some basic guidelines you could follow to make it lower your risk of poisoning.
However, there are types of fish and shellfish that contain less mercury on average than something like tuna.
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