Do not be Afraid of the Mercury Effect - to Eat Seafood

The earth is covered more by water. The oceans and other water sources contain several foods that humans can consume. It has become very inevitable to turn to the ocean beds for human survival.

Researchers show that fearing the mercury effect, many people avoid seafood!
As the world is advancing in technology and researchers are turning to various sources that can feed the growing population of the earth, sea beds are seen as the greatest source of foods. Various discoveries have helped people in finding the rich wealth under the sea beds. Recent studies have also shown that most of the sea foods are avoided because of their mercury effect.

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It is a sad fact that several people avoid seafood because of the mercury warning. It is true that most of the sea foods contain mercury and so there has been a warning from the officials to avoid sea foods containing mercury. But the sea foods contain fatty acids and other nutrients which are quite essential for growth and health.

Seafood has become inevitable
The US government officials have insisted that children and breastfeeding or pregnant women should eat at least two servings of seafood per week to meet the requirements of nutrition.

They have updated their draft of dietary guidelines on the consumption of fish. They had earlier warned the pregnant women that they should avoid seafood since the mercury content in the fish might cause developmental disabilities in children.

The updating from the officials was necessary because most of the women missed the nutritional benefits of fish since they completely stopped eating seafood.

Benefits of consuming seafood
Recent studies say that the seafood boosts IQ in children and suggest that eating at least 8 ounces of seafood such as cod, tuna and salmon is good for health.

Most of the sea-foods are healthy since they are low in saturated fat and high in omega-3, and protect the heart from heart problems. They lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood. They also help to reduce the joint pains such as arthritis.

Sea foods are the great hope of humanity for survival. Since the natural sources on the land are diminishing the future world has to depend on the sea for foods.

Sources

• https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/mercury-content-of-fish
• https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/is-still-safe-to-eat-seafood

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