The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has a handy guide for eating fish and identifying the types that are lower in mercury. Fish are part of a healthy diet and are known to provide protein, healthy omega-3 fats, vitamins B12 & D, iron, selenium, zinc, and iodine. Fish products are also known to contain differing amounts of mercury. Species of fish that are long-lived and higher on the food chain contain higher concentrations of mercury than others. Those with the highest mercury levels which the FDA recommends to AVOID include:
- KING MACKEREL
- MARLIN
- ORANGE ROUGHY
- SHARK
- SWORDFISH
- TILEFISH (Gulf of Mexico)
- TUNA, BIGEYE
