maki maki no good

Sushi, so delicious right? There are some that could die for it and some that will not even go near it, but even if you're not a sushi connoisseur, and you eat tuna fish, or any other species that lurks the deep salty seas, take a look at this...

On Jan 24, 2008, The New York Times posted this, "The international conservation group Oceana has issued a report that found levels of mercury in fresh tuna in stores and restaurants across the United States that were as high as those reported yesterday in a New York Times article on tuna sushi sold in Manhattan."

So what is the deal with mercury? Well if you're pregnant stop eating it. It can cause serious harm to your little fetus. Too much mercury can affect the neurological development of your fetus, states The New York Times.

The New York Times states, "Oceana tested samples of fresh tuna, swordfish and tilapia, as well as tuna and mackerel sushi bought in 26 cities and found that the average mercury concentration of tuna steaks in 23 grocery stores was 0.68 parts per million, even higher than the 0.57 parts per million that was the average for tuna sushi that The Times bought in stores. Swordfish levels were even higher; tilapia and mackerel were very low."

Eeekkkk, so I guess my plan is to limit my sushi intake to like ummmm twice a day. I'm learning to ween myself away, but I can't. ITS SO GOOOOOOOOOD! MOREE TUNA MAKIIII.

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/national-study-finds-high-levels-of-mercury-in-tuna/?hp

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