Canned tuna safe to eat daily?

[RagingBITCH]

Just curious if it's safe to eat daily. (Canned tuna being light tuna in water)

I've been reading a bunch of articles about the mercury content of tuna (fresh tuna having higher levels) but most of the articles I can find have been about how kids and pregnant women shouldn't eat it. I've been eating 2 cans 5 days a week for protein (32.5gm protein per can) for lifting and it has a bunch of essential fats and nutrients that's hard to find in other things.

 

[z0mb13]

no, I think FDA recommend not to eat it too much (I dont know the amount)

yes it has something to do with the mercury level..

its the same for all the big fish in the sea..

 

[minendo]

You'll be fine.

 

[TekDemon]

well...no matter what it's probably gonna affect you over time to be honest =( but I think Tuna's better than some other fish that absorb random toxic things much more easily...

But hey, they used lead to line Tuna cans until the 90's lol, so it's not as if it was really ever all that non-toxic =p

 

[oniq]

Eat a ton, please

 

[konichiwa]

doesn't canned tuna have a lot of sodium in it? probably not the best for lifting afaik

 

[TekDemon]

oh and you should probably cut back a little yeah...try maybe 2 cans a week instead of 10? I'm pretty sure that would put you around the government recommendation iirc. Substitute something like grilled chicken breaksts I guess for your protein...better safe than sorry when you find out you have some nervous system disease from all the mercury...

Make sure you cook the breasts well though lol or you'll get salmonella haha =p

 

[rgwalt]

You probably don't have anything to worry about unless you are young (or a woman of child-bearing age). The tuna that is *really* bad is the albacore (white). It has as much as 3 times the mercury content as the light (pink) tuna. I don't know that I would eat 10 cans a week for the rest of my life... could you cut it down to 5 cans a week and substitute something else like chicken?

My dad eats 5-7 cans of albacore a week for lunch. He has been doing this for a couple of years, and won't listen to me when I tell him to switch to light tuna. I think he will go quietly insane...

R

 

[RagingBITCH]

Well the protein is just to help supplement while I bulk up - it's just a snack between meals anyway to help bump up my calorie and protein intake for the day. The substutition thing I'm not sure would help since it's not an actual meal I'm eating it as.

 

[StageLeft]

Probably, but I would think that 10 cans a week is possibly pushing it. I eat about 4-5/week

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Why eat tuna for lifting when protein supplements give you much more protein?

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Well the protein is just to help supplement while I bulk up - it's just a snack between meals anyway to help bump up my calorie and protein intake for the day. The substutition thing I'm not sure would help since it's not an actual meal I'm eating it as.

There is canned chicken as well, looks (and tastes actually) much like canned tuna.

 

[mithrandir2001]

10 cans a week is quite dangerous if you are concerned about mercury poisoning. From what I've read 2 cans weekly is a generous upper limit.

 

[digitalsm]

3-4 a week for most
0 for anyone under 6 or any female wanting to get pregnant

 

[glenn1]

yes it has something to do with the mercury level..

Either that, or you'll die from boredom from eating the same damn thing every day.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: oniq
Eat a ton, please

:Q

 

[bleeb]

i've been eating the albacore tuna... good shiet.

 

[vi edit]

Man...your pee has GOT TO smell bad!

 

[edro]

I eat a can a day with relish... It is awesome for protein... and next to ZERO carbs and next to ZERO fat!

 

[IGBT]

I hear Bill Clinton eats a couple cans a day...

 

wtf, 2 cans a day?

i ate taco bell for breakfast, lunch, dinner for 4 days straight once..........i can't imagine doing the same with tuna

be carefull, it might make you not like girls anymore

 

[thomsbrain]

i try to keep it to one can a week. but mmm, i love tuna.

 

[sleepdragon]

I think canned tuna are quite dangerous...
It defintely will damage your brain if you consume too much...

just look at Jessica Simpson and things comes out of her mouth...

 

[Saulbadguy]

I don't think there is anything you can eat on a regular basis, that will be safe, according to the FDA..

 

[petery83]

Originally posted by: sleepdragon


just look at Jessica Simpson and things comes out of her mouth...

didn't she think that Chicken of the Sea was actually chicken?