Comment Re:how much pure knowledge have we discarded? (Score 3, Informative) 191
one of the most healthy foods you can eat is tuna
While tuna is actually an excellent source of protein (remember that a healthy diet needs many other things as well), there is a downside: eating large quantities can introduce the risk of consuming too much mercury; here's two interesting links:
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:1dWBudmqB9cJ:ww w.mercurypolicy.org/new/documents/CanTheTunaReleas eFinal061903.pdf+tuna+mercury&hl=en&client=safari
http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/tuna.as p
While tuna is actually an excellent source of protein (remember that a healthy diet needs many other things as well), there is a downside: eating large quantities can introduce the risk of consuming too much mercury; here's two interesting links:
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:1dWBudmqB9cJ:w
http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/tuna.a
