The Seafood Situation

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The Seafood SituationVideo Description:There's a lot more to consider when it comes seafood during pregnancy than just concerns about mercury. Here's what you need to know about fish and pregnancy health. Transcript:With all of the alarming news about mercury, pregnancy diet decisions can be difficult for a girl who likes her seafood. How’s this for confusing: The omega-3s provided by seafood have been shown to help your baby’s developing brain thrive. But eating fish contaminated with mercury, PCBs, dioxins and pesticides has been shown to cause pre-term labor, miscarriage and birth defects. Before you fret, know that most doctors agree that the benefits of eating some seafood—up to 12 ounces weekly—far outweigh the risks. To be safe about what you consume, take high mercury fish like shark, mackerel, swordfish and tilefish off your plate for now. However, lots of fish are relatively pollutant-free. You can enjoy scallops, shrimp, flounder, sole, clams, oysters, tilapia, catfish, crayfish, whitefish and sardines with relative safety. Tuna can be safe, but some forms are safer than others. For example, tuna steaks are high in mercury, and should be avoided, but canned light tuna is ok, as long as you limit yourself to six ounces a week.  It’s smart to vary what you eat while you’re pregnant—don’t have any one type of fish more than once a week. In addition, because most fish have a high concentration of toxins in their skin, it’s beneficial to remove the skin before cooking, and you can remove even more toxins by always cooking the fish all the way through. Unfortunately, the possibility of raw toxins does mean that sushi is off the good list for now—so why not enjoy a sardine snack in the meantime? Category:Pregnancy Health/Pregnancy Diet Tags:baby, during pregnancy, early pregnancy, fish and pregnancy, mercury, pregnancy, pregnancy concerns, pregnancy diet, pregnancy food, pregnancy foods, pregnancy health, pregnancy mercury, pregnancy nutrition, pregnancy seafood, pregnancy video, pregnant, pregnant diet, pregnant health, pregnant mercury, pregnant nutrition, pregnant seafood, seafood during pregnancy, while pregnant
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