To eat tuna 5 days a week?

[IntoTheUnknown89]

Just this - can I eat tinned tuna Monday through Friday safely? I've got a real hankering for it at the minute!

I'm almost 100% certain that eating that amount of tuna would cause you to overdose on mercury

I love it too. I could eat it every day quite easily, but I restrict myself to once a week as I read somewhere it contains quite high levels of mercury (I think it was mercury).

Oh, cross post with cabin

No! Heavy metal contamination.

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When pregnant you're advised not to eat tuna more than twice a week due to mercury levels, so it is fairly high. You would probably be OK for one week but if you had tuna every day for a long time it would do some damage.

Are you my DS? The answer is the same as always, no you may not, as it is part of my stockpile and varies in availability in th supermarket at the moment.
Plus, the mercury thing.

Whilst I do think it’s unreasonable I did eat mussels everyday before becoming vegan so you do you! There’s no restrictions on tinned tuna unless you’re pregnant or trying (due to the mercury). If you need reassurance:
www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/fish-and-shellfish-nutrition/

NHS say no more than 4 cans or 2 steaks a week if pregnant or TTC. So it’s probably fine to have 5 portions a week.

The advice for pregnant women is:

Tuna: if you are trying for a baby or are pregnant, you should have no more than 4 cans of tuna a week or no more than 2 tuna steaks a week

From NHS site. So if you aren't pregnant, I don't think five tins a week is going to be harmful.

@OneHanded Thanks It says 4 cans is fine.

NHS says to limit to 4 cans a week if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, so if this isn't you, 5 cans is fine as there is no limit and it's only slightly more than the restrictive pregnancy guidance.

www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/fish-and-shellfish-nutrition/

Praise be! Lol. I wouldn't eat it 5 days a week every week, I'll probably go off it again next week!

Apparently 117% think you are unreasonable...

Off to make a tuna mayo toastie now!

@ScarfLadysBag Make one for me too!!

I expect you'd need to be eating several cans a day for several months before you consumed enough mercury to suffer the effects of poisoning. By which time you'll probably be sick of the sight of tuna!

@Stefoscope For sure!

Tuna is one of the things I miss most since going vegan. Savour your toasties on my behalf!

The main problem is that Tuna is an at risk species.

Probably eating any is contributing to its swift decline

www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/tuna-populations-at-risk

I love it too, but that's too much. Mercury poisoning is no joke.

If you're pregnant you should be really careful. You should be careful anyway but you should follow advice. Mercury poisoning is very serious.

Mmmm tuna melt.....