• Nutrition reviews · Mar 2006

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    Too much of a good thing? Update on fish consumption and mercury exposure.

    • Cathy W Levenson and Donald M Axelrad.
    • Program in Neuroscience and the Department of Nutrition, Food & Exercise Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4340, USA. levenson@neuro.fsu.edu
    • Nutr. Rev. 2006 Mar 1;64(3):139-45.

    AbstractWhile there is a significant amount of data showing health benefits of increased fish consumption, there are conflicting reports about the cardiovascular risks of mercury in seafood. A recent long-term study attempted to resolve this controversy, providing an opportunity to balance recommendations from the US Environmental Protection Agency for mercury with those from the American Heart Association for fish consumption.

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