Go Fish!

Eat Fish, Choose Wisely

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Health Benefits of Fish

  • Fish is high in protein.
  • Fish is low in saturated fat.
  • Fish is a good source of vitamins and minerals.
  • Certain fish have omega-3 fatty acids which may reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Mercury in Fish

  • Certain fish have high levels of mercury.
  • They are usually large fish that have lived longer.
  • Too much mercury can harm the brain and nervous system of unborn babies and young children.
  • Pregnant or nursing women, women who may become pregnant and young children should follow the guidelines in the chart below.

Fish with Low Mercury

• These fish are low in mercury.
• You can eat up to 2 meals of these types of fish each week.
– An adult serving is 6 oz.
– A child serving is 3 oz.

Fish IN RED are high in omega-3 fatty acids which are good for your heart.

Fish with Moderate Mercury

These fish have a moderate amount of mercury.
• You can replace one of your fish meals with these types of fish:
– An adult serving is 4 oz.
– A child serving is 2 oz.

Fish with High Mercury

• Do NOT eat these fish!!
• These fish are HIGH in mercury.

Mercury can pass through the placenta or
breast milk & harm the baby. Too much
mercury can also harm young children.

FISH WITH HIGH MERCURY  & *POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS

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Anchovies
Catfish—farm raised
Clams
Cod
Crab
Flatfish—Flounder, Plaice,Sole
Haddock
Herring
Mackerel—Atlantic, Jack, Chub
Mullet
Oysters—cooked
Pollock
Rainbow Trout—farm raised
Salmon—wild or farm raised
Sardines
Scallops
Shad— American
Shrimp
Squid
Tilapia
Tuna— Canned Light or Skipjack
Whitefish
Whiting

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Bass— Saltwater, Black
Buffalo Fish
Carp
Grouper
Halibut
Lobster— Northern, Maine, Atlantic
Mahi Mahi—Dolphin-fish
Perch—freshwater
Pompano—Florida
Sablefish
Sea Trout— Weakfish
Snapper
Spanish Mackerel—South Atlantic
Tilefish—Atlantic
Tuna—Canned Albacore,Yellowfin or White
White Croaker—Pacific

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Bass—Striped*
Bluefish*
Chilean Sea Bass
Golden Snapper
Jack—Amberjack,Crevalle
King Mackerel
Marlin
Orange Roughy
Sea Lamprey
Shark
Spanish
Mackerel—Gulf of Mexico
Swordfish
Tilefish—Gulf of Mexico
Tuna—all fresh or frozen
Walleye—Great Lakes

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Get more facts from:

FDA - U.S. Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/consumers/ucm110591.htm
American Heart Association: http://www.heart.org/
Florida Fish Advice Website: www.doh.state.fl.us/floridafishadvice


 


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