Fish has long been considered part of an athlete and “healthy” diet and there are many good reasons for this to be the case. It’s a high quality protein and, depending no location and type, is generally inexpensive. Low-fat fish is nearly fat free and higher-fat fish contains healthy w-3 fish oils. At the same time not all is good in the land of fish due to the mercury content.
The Mercury Content of Fish
Mercury, as I imagine most know, is a toxic metal compound that, when it accumulates in the body, can cause a lot of problems. Quite in fact, readers may have heard of the Mad Hatter syndrome which was actually caused by mercury being used by hatters back in the day. The exposure caused them to go nuts. It also gave us a great Batman villian.
But that raises the question of how much fish can be safely consumed. … Keep Reading