Tuna + Mercury

**Gaspari1255** · 10-16-2008, 05:26 PM

Lately I've been getting a lot of flack about how much tuna I consume and how the mercury content is horrible for me. I eat a bowl of tuna everyday for lunch. How unsafe is this exactly?

***BIG TEXAN*** · 10-16-2008, 05:32 PM

A serving of tuna a day!!!!! Are you joking??? Bro you're gonna die!!! The sky is falling!!! Holy hell we're being invaded by giant crab like creatures!!!

Anyways....1 serving of tuna a day you're fine...yes you can develop mercury poisoning from large amounts of fish, just keep an eye on it and you'll be fine bro....and by the way I wasn't hassling ya, just joking around.

**DCI** · 10-16-2008, 05:40 PM

Lol, Texan

some quality sarcasm there

How much tuna is too much I generally have a can a day myself. The stuff is unreal.

***BIG TEXAN*** · 10-16-2008, 05:43 PM

I wouldn't recommend more than a serving a day if you eat it everyday...I generally keep it about 4-5 servings for the entire week except when dieting. I prefer tuna steaks over the canned stuff but baggers can't be choosers. Yes I like tuna, but there is salmon, tilapia, cod, snapper...I mean so much to choose from don't ever limit yourself.

**Rugger02** · 10-16-2008, 05:44 PM

I've been eating 3 cans a day for the past 4 -5 months.

My skin is glowing green and I can move things with my mind, but other than that I'm fine.

J/K Tex you're a bad influence on me LOL

...But seriously, you'll be fine. I wouldn't recommend it for a pregnant woman, but for a healthy grown man, no big.

**DCI** · 10-16-2008, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by BIG TEXAN

I wouldn't recommend more than a serving a day if you eat it everyday...I generally keep it about 4-5 servings for the entire week except when dieting. I prefer tuna steaks over the canned stuff but baggers can't be choosers. Yes I like tuna, but there is salmon, tilapia, cod, snapper...I mean so much to choose from don't ever limit yourself.

Nice one thanks for that

I do vary it all right. Handy thing living near the sea have a good choice of fish here

***BIG TEXAN*** · 10-16-2008, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by Damien_C

Nice one thanks for that

I do vary it all right. Handy thing living near the sea have a good choice of fish here

Bastard!!! What part?? My family is from over there...one of these days I'd love to come check it out....my grandfather would tell me stories and show me pics. But yeah the fish over there is great...but hey we have the gulf of Mexico...yummy!

**DCI** · 10-16-2008, 06:22 PM

I'd choose the Gulf of Mexico anyday

A lot less well, wet over there, compared to Ireland which is generally 9 degrees and wet.

I'm from Cork myself right at the southern part of Ireland. Nice spot when it is sunny like all of Ireland but when it rains it's shit.

***BIG TEXAN*** · 10-16-2008, 06:30 PM

Both sides of the family are from either County Mayo and County Clare areas....I understand the weather, but I'm still looking forward to visiting sometime. LOL...I'd take the wet over this damn heat....guess no matter where ya live, ya just get tired of it.

**DCI** · 10-16-2008, 06:37 PM

Ya sure everywhere you go on hols is the best place until you have to live there haha and as you say it get's tiring.
Ahh Mayo is a bit of a trip away some great scenery up there and Clare is good, go see the River Shannon it is cool. But if you really want to see cool places go to Kerry and go across Molls Gap and have a stop by the Cork and Kerry mountains. They are all cool to see.

It's worth the trip all right.

**oneshot** · 10-16-2008, 06:46 PM

I've averaged like 4 cans a day for nearly 5 years now and i'm still alive and kicking. Today i was talking to a food science grad student who claims unless you are pregnant or an infant, tuna is perfectly fine. the mercury is really over-hyped

***BIG TEXAN*** · 10-16-2008, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by Damien_C

Ya sure everywhere you go on hols is the best place until you have to live there haha and as you say it get's tiring.
Ahh Mayo is a bit of a trip away some great scenery up there and Clare is good, go see the River Shannon it is cool. But if you really want to see cool places go to Kerry and go across Molls Gap and have a stop by the Cork and Kerry mountains. They are all cool to see.

It's worth the trip all right.

WIll do....been saving for a few years....this is a trip, than when I'm going I'm spending a month or two there....appreciate the tips, I'll def look into it.

***BIG TEXAN*** · 10-16-2008, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by oneshot

I've averaged like 4 cans a day for nearly 5 years now and i'm still alive and kicking. Today i was talking to a food science grad student who claims unless you are pregnant or an infant, tuna is perfectly fine. the mercury is really over-hyped

Exactly...besides that I just like variety.

**DCI** · 10-16-2008, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by oneshot

I've averaged like 4 cans a day for nearly 5 years now and i'm still alive and kicking. Today i was talking to a food science grad student who claims unless you are pregnant or an infant, tuna is perfectly fine. the mercury is really over-hyped

One thing I would like you to do is close all the curtains and make sure your not glowing

I joke I joke

I think my 4/5 a week I'll survive.

Originally Posted by BIG TEXAN

WIll do....been saving for a few years....this is a trip, than when I'm going I'm spending a month or two there....appreciate the tips, I'll def look into it.

No bothers, if you want anymore good places to head to drop us a line.

**oneshot** · 10-16-2008, 06:59 PM

[QUOTE=Damien_C;4259433]One thing I would like you to do is close all the curtains and make sure your not glowing

I joke I joke

I think my 4/5 a week I'll survive.

/QUOTE]

no joke the tuna got old a long long long long long time ago. I will put just about anything on it to mask the taste as much as possible.

**DCI** · 10-16-2008, 07:02 PM

Ahh I know it is well a bit bland. I just throw some Ketchup on it with pasta does it grand or some simple tomato pasta sauce does the job. Or if I'm up for it plain which is rather rare thing for me.

***BIG TEXAN*** · 10-16-2008, 07:03 PM

I'm telling ya guys...tuna steak, just sare it (sp) and just a dash of seasoning....I can't get enough of it.....I'm spoiled my girl being half Filipino, knows how to cook up some bad ass fish....

**DCI** · 10-16-2008, 07:07 PM

She cooks you ass fish wtf

Now fresh tuna is a hard thing to get in Ireland can get ya most other but not really Tuna

Bit of a trip for the fish

**oneshot** · 10-16-2008, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by BIG TEXAN

I'm telling ya guys...tuna steak, just sare it (sp) and just a dash of seasoning....I can't get enough of it.....I'm spoiled my girl being half Filipino, knows how to cook up some bad ass fish....

im too cheap to get actual cuts of tuna. i've even had to go to the offbrand tuna since starkist and chicken of the sea prices soared

***BIG TEXAN*** · 10-16-2008, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by oneshot

im too cheap to get actual cuts of tuna. i've even had to go to the offbrand tuna since starkist and chicken of the sea prices soared

Tell me about it...what got me started with tuna steaks is sodium depleting....show's coming up so no more canned tuna...damn the luck. LOL

**MuscleScience** · 10-16-2008, 08:21 PM

Unless your ten years old or pregnant the amount of tuna you would have to eat to have any significant dose of mercury is probably about 3/4ths of a spoon full........And plus global warming will get you first.

**j4ever41** · 10-17-2008, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by BIG TEXAN

I'm telling ya guys...tuna steak, just sare it (sp) and just a dash of seasoning....I can't get enough of it.....I'm spoiled my girl being half Filipino, knows how to cook up some bad ass fish....

yeah my girl is Filipino and cooks salmon with coconut milk fairly often.

**mrdude** · 02-19-2009, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by Rugger02

I've been eating 3 cans a day for the past 4 -5 months.

My skin is glowing green and I can move things with my mind, but other than that I'm fine.

J/K Tex you're a bad influence on me LOL

...But seriously, you'll be fine. I wouldn't recommend it for a pregnant woman, but for a healthy grown man, no big.

LOL. Did you become the Hulk or what?

**mrdude** · 02-19-2009, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by MuscleScience

Unless your ten years old or pregnant the amount of tuna you would have to eat to have any significant dose of mercury is probably about 3/4ths of a spoon full........And plus global warming will get you first.

I have thought a little about eating fish and mercury. I know mercury is mostly bad for women and young children. I think it depends on were they have caught the fish. Isn´t it because of like poison or oil in the water that the fish gets mercury??
A guy on youtube that talks about health told me that I can eat fish 2- 3 times a week.

**Rugger02** · 02-19-2009, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by mrdude

LOL. Did you become the Hulk or what?

And the award for bumping the oldest thread today goes to......

**mrdude** · 02-20-2009, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by Rugger02

And the award for bumping the oldest thread today goes to......

Ok. So it´s better to start a new thread instead of searching and replying?
So if I want to ask something and a thread is a few months old it´s better to start a new thread?