Question:
Can you eat to much tuna?

Tuna is listed as a top food by my nutrionist. Can I eat too much of it...I don't mean as in one meal...but as in, can I eat too much if I eat a little every day for a few weeks? Someone said that I can get sick from the mercury inside the tuna? Is this true?    — Renee B. (posted on October 21, 2003)

October 21, 2003
Given the very small portions we eat, I think you would have to eat it every meal for several years to incur any harm. I ate tuna and salmon almost every day for close to a year with no ill effects.
   — Patty_Butler

October 21, 2003
I agree with Patty. You'd have to eat an awful lot of tuna to get a dangerouse level of mercury. Tuna was one of my best friends early post-op. Eat up!
   — Vespa R.

October 21, 2003
I read an article, sorry, I dont remembber the source, that said that children should eat tuna no more than 2x per week because of the mercury. It said the white or albacore (sp?) tuna has the highest levels. I cut down a little after reading that. I used to eat it 4-5x per week. It is such a great low fat source of protein.
   — maryburton

October 22, 2003
Tuna and mercury has been an urban legend for a long time. It was addressed recently on MSNBC.com and they had "experts" from NIH and the scientific community explain that you would (and kids would) have to eat far more tuna than any human could possibly eat to get mercury contamination.
   — M B.