Monday, June 22, 2009

Pregnant women and fish consumption: the guidelines are not common knowledge

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Fresh fish is one of the gastronomic delights of the Bay Area, and restaurants capitalizing on our local bounty are plentiful. For example, Friday night I enjoyed a fantastic tilapia sandwich dock-side at Fish in Sausalito, and this evening my husband and I celebrated Father’s Day dinner with perfect sashimi at Sushi-Ko, in Larkspur

While fish is an excellent dinner choice because it is delicious, low in calories, and packed with nutrients, women of reproductive age must be careful with their selection. Mercury, a toxin for everyone but more so for the developing fetus, can accumulate in larger, fatty fish. As a result, women who may become pregnant and those who are already pregnant should limit their consumption of fish likely to be high in mercury.

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