{"id":13830,"date":"2024-09-30T09:03:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T09:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=13830"},"modified":"2024-09-30T09:26:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T09:26:57","slug":"is-tuna-healthy-what-to-know-about-mercury-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=13830","title":{"rendered":"Is Tuna Healthy? What to Know About Mercury and Sustainability."},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ahi steak. Akami sashimi. Albacore on sourdough. Whether you smoked yellowfin on the grill or spread skipjack on a sandwich, chances are you\u2019ve had tuna recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On average, Americans eat around two pounds of the fish per year, more than any other seafood except for <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/28\/well\/eat\/shrimp-prawns-health-risks-benefits.html\" title>shrimp<\/a> and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/08\/well\/eat\/salmon-health-benefits.html\" title>salmon<\/a>. And for good reason: Tuna is tasty and versatile, and the canned variety costs as little as a dollar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But is it good for you? Should you be worried about its mercury content? And what about the health of our oceans? Here\u2019s what to know before you pop open that next can for lunch.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2cdc072a\">Is tuna healthy?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Tuna is about as nutritious as a food can be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It\u2019s packed with protein, minerals and vitamins, said Chris Vogliano, a dietitian and research director at the educational nonprofit Food and Planet. It has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/ods.od.nih.gov\/factsheets\/Selenium-HealthProfessional\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">more selenium<\/a> than just about any other meat. It\u2019s also low in fat, Dr. Vogliano noted \u2014 but that means it has fewer omega-3 fatty acids than some other seafood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There\u2019s not a huge nutritional difference between canned tuna, sushi and a tuna steak, he added. Cooking the fish might lower its vitamin D, and the canning process might leach out a few nutrients, he said, but its nutritional value is largely the same.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Tuna\u2019s one big health drawback, experts say, is the risk posed by mercury, a neurotoxin. This heavy metal enters the ocean <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/27\/climate\/tuna-mercury.html\" title>mostly from human activities<\/a> like burning fossil fuels. 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Akami sashimi. Albacore on sourdough. Whether you smoked yellowfin on the grill or spread skipjack on a sandwich, chances are you\u2019ve had tuna recently.On average, Americans eat around two pounds of the fish per year, more than any other seafood except for shrimp and salmon. And for good reason: Tuna is tasty and versatile, and the canned variety costs as little as a dollar.But is it good for you? Should you be worried about its mercury content? And what about the health of our oceans? Here\u2019s what to know before you pop open that next can for lunch.Is tuna healthy?Tuna is about as nutritious as a food can be.It\u2019s packed with protein, minerals and vitamins, said Chris Vogliano, a dietitian and research director at the educational nonprofit Food and Planet. It has more selenium than just about any other meat. It\u2019s also low in fat, Dr. Vogliano noted \u2014 but that means it has fewer omega-3 fatty acids than some other seafood.There\u2019s not a huge nutritional difference between canned tuna, sushi and a tuna steak, he added. Cooking the fish might lower its vitamin D, and the canning process might leach out a few nutrients, he said, but its nutritional value is largely the same.Tuna\u2019s one big health drawback, experts say, is the risk posed by mercury, a neurotoxin. This heavy metal enters the ocean mostly from human activities like burning fossil fuels. It\u2019s absorbed by small organisms and works its way up the food chain and accumulates in bigger, longer-lived species \u2014 like sharks, swordfish and, yes, tuna.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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