{"id":4977,"date":"2023-06-23T14:37:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T07:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=4977"},"modified":"2023-06-23T14:37:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T07:37:54","slug":"is-tuna-good-for-you-nutrition-sustainability-experts-explain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=4977","title":{"rendered":"Is Tuna Good For You? Nutrition &#038; Sustainability Experts Explain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_98,w_1500,h_843\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/vgzalbqjpk0dz5bha.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Certain fish are high in mercury, a heavy metal that&#8217;s readily taken up by the body. Mercury is a toxin that&#8217;s absorbed by fish through their gills as they swim and through their consumption of mercury-rich plankton.\u00a0Larger fish tend to be higher in mercury than smaller fish. This is because larger fish consume large numbers of smaller fish that feed on mercury-containing plankton.<\/p>\n<p>Generally speaking, the larger and older the fish, the higher the mercury levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, tuna is considered one of the most <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5334723\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5334723\/\" data-citation-link=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">relevant dietary sources<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"13\">13<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span> of mercury in the world. &#8220;Because tuna are higher on the food chain, they tend to retain more mercury in their fats,&#8221; climate-focused dietitian <a href=\"https:\/\/danaellishunnes.com\/about-dana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/danaellishunnes.com\/about-dana\">Dana Ellis Hunnes, Ph.D., MPH, R.D<\/a>., tells mindbodygreen. Hunnes explains that <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21783611\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21783611\/\" data-citation-link=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">mercury is a known neurological disrupter<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"14\">14<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and negatively affects the brain,\u00a0especially in developing fetuses and in young children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5334723\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5334723\/\" data-citation-link=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the mercury in raw tuna is more bioavailable<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"13\">13<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span> to your body than mercury found in cooked tuna, so people who frequently eat raw tuna products, like tuna sashimi, are at an increased risk of developing high mercury levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are also sustainability concerns with fish that are higher up the food chain, which we&#8217;ll get to in detail below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certain fish are high in mercury, a heavy metal that&#8217;s readily taken up by the body. Mercury is a toxin that&#8217;s absorbed by fish through their gills as they swim and through their consumption of mercury-rich plankton.\u00a0Larger fish tend to be higher in mercury than smaller fish. 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