ELLE Magazine's April issue explores how the most health-conscious
eaters may be exposing themselves to dangerous levels of mercury.
For years fish has been a dietary staple among weight-watchers and
the most health-conscious consumers. Many believe that the omega-3
fatty acids in salmon and tuna can prevent heart disease and
wrinkles as well as make their brains both brainier and less
susceptible to depression.
However, Dr. Jane Hightower, [an Internal medicine specialist]
reports in ELLE's April issue, that a dangerous level of mercury is
found in some very common types of fish: swordfish, shark, ahi,
canned tuna. She discusses the three-year study that led to her
concluding that too much of the wrong kind of fish can give you a
nasty case of mercury poisoning.
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