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Since tuna is such a great source of protein and is quite cheap. 

My question Is...

IS eating a can a tuna a day really all that harmful? Yes i know eating to much fish can lead to mercury poisoning. But is it any worse for you than say drinking 1 pop a day or eating a bag of chips a day?

Basically I am wondering if eating a can of tuna a day will do more harm than good in the long run for my body??
 
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Eating fish in moderation is best.  Daily consumption is fine for fish low in mercury.  Generally, small fish has less mercury.  Pregnant women and young children are more vulnerable.  Ask your physician or dietitian.
 
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heard a lot of bad things about canned tuna.  we eat it but not very often.  maybe once every two weeks. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by ClubDirt:

heard a lot of bad things about canned tuna.  we eat it but not very often.  maybe once every two weeks. 


Ohh ffs clubdirt I just bought a whole bunch do you have to crap on everything ?  What is ur moral objection to canned tuna this should be good ?
 
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i wouldn't call it a moral objection, more like a health concern.  if you follow information on food, you should have heard about some issues with canned tuna.  here are a few articles that were at the top of a quick google search but if you want to go more in-depth, it should be easy to find plenty of info.

https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/danger-eating-much-canned-tuna-5565.html

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=canned-tuna-may-contain-excessive-mercury


i wouldn't avoid it altogether but i wouldn't eat very much of it either.
 
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mercury is an issue for alot of fish I would guess... the bigger and higher up the food chain, the higher the content
 
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I eat it, but also not very often.  I buy the big chunk tuna in water.  Get lower sodium if you can.  

I usually make it with some scallions and possibly tomato and then make a guy spread out of it.  Just mostly for snacking.  
 
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Chopped black olives
 
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Any Fitness buffs/enthusiasts think it would be good/ real beneficial to drink a protein drink and eat a can of tuna after my workout?

I workout at night  and am usually in bed within an hour and a half of my workout.

so if i am drinking a shake which is 30g protein for 200 calories
and eating a can of tuna which is    30g protein for 200 calories

Is this to many calories before bed?


 
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Quote Originally Posted by brockLesnar21:

Any Fitness buffs/enthusiasts think it would be good/ real beneficial to drink a protein drink and eat a can of tuna after my workout?

I workout at night  and am usually in bed within an hour and a half of my workout.

so if i am drinking a shake which is 30g protein for 200 calories
and eating a can of tuna which is    30g protein for 200 calories

Is this to many calories before bed?




Not really might not want to cram in all in at once though.
 
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Eating before bed making you fat is a myth.....................
 
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can of tuna mixed with avocado
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Quote Originally Posted by Stiln:

Eating before bed making you fat is a myth.....................


In itself it's a myth, calories are calories, but it's really unnecessary and an easy way to cut calories.  No reason to go to bed with a full tummy.  If you're looking for a way to cut calories, skipping the late night meal is a good way to go. 
 
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The mercury panic campaign is blown up to the point of absurdity. Tuna is an open water fish btw, not a bottom dweller/feeder.

Tuna fish, Avocado, little hot sauce, spicy mustard on sour dough.

 
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^it is, in fact, another liberal lie

there is only about 1 part per million of mercury in tuna and shark--just don't eat a million of them

 
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Quote Originally Posted by speak2truth:

^it is, in fact, another liberal lie

there is only about 1 part per million of mercury in tuna and shark--just don't eat a million of them

 

 Thank god somebody is wise to the liberal nonsense.

 

 
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Quote Originally Posted by Stiln:

Eating before bed making you fat is a myth.....................

Another fact.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by speak2truth:

^it is, in fact, another liberal lie

there is only about 1 part per million of mercury in tuna and shark--just don't eat a million of them




Is nothing sacred a conservative man can't enjoy a god darned tuna sammwich anymore.
 
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?una is good to eat 1-2 times per week.
According to last research tuna didn't
help about muscle developing.
 
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If I die from eating wild salmon veggies and a tuna sandwich so be it. The fear mongering is over the top sometimes.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by kidvegas03:

If I die from eating wild salmon veggies and a tuna sandwich so be it. The fear mongering is over the top sometimes.


Fuking salmon eat that stuff like a grizzly bear prince.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by kidvegas03:

If I die from eating wild salmon veggies and a tuna sandwich so be it. The fear mongering is over the top sometimes.


i'm not sure i'd call it fear mongering.  it seems like every week you hear a story about some massive oil spill or chemical spill into the water.  and i would guess the garbage that doesn't get reported is much more than what we hear about.  from there, it doesn't seem like too much of a stretch to figure that the fish are being exposed to all this garbage and that if you eat a lot of fish, you get exposed as well. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by ClubDirt:



i'm not sure i'd call it fear mongering.  it seems like every week you hear a story about some massive oil spill or chemical spill into the water.  and i would guess the garbage that doesn't get reported is much more than what we hear about.  from there, it doesn't seem like too much of a stretch to figure that the fish are being exposed to all this garbage and that if you eat a lot of fish, you get exposed as well. 


We get exposed to crap all day who knows whats in the air. So Im going to eat my wild salmon, workout, live life to the fullest and let the chips fall.
 
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Fact: There has never been a single case of mercury toxicity in this country attributed to the normal consumption of seafood.


I know a couple people like Club Dirt. You suggest a new health food product or idea or recipe to them like a can of tuna after working out, and then they go and find something on page 9 of a google search saying there might be something associated with mercury levels and won't eat it. Meanwhile, they are sitting there eating a frozen dinner made of 96 chemicals that cause cancer and are a war for your body to process.


 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Degenerate:

Fact: There has never been a single case of mercury toxicity in this country attributed to the normal consumption of seafood.


I know a couple people like Club Dirt. You suggest a new health food product or idea or recipe to them like a can of tuna after working out, and then they go and find something on page 9 of a google search saying there might be something associated with mercury levels and won't eat it. Meanwhile, they are sitting there eating a frozen dinner made of 96 chemicals that cause cancer and are a war for your body to process.




i know some really stupid people who make idiotic analogies.  now i know one more. 

rather than page 9 of google, you could start at page one and see research and articles from sources like Scientific American, the Mayo Clinic, the EPA, the FDA, the Environmental Defense Fund, Consumer Reports and many other well known sources that discuss dangerous mercury levels in canned tuna.

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