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Article: The mercury limit.(effect on brain function)
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- Environment
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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It has been well documented that exposure to the organic form of mercury, methylmercury (MeHg), can impair brain function, particularly in developing fetuses and young children. Most people are exposed to MeHg by eating contaminated seafood or freshwater fish. However, numerous studies have shown that eating fish has health benefits: For example, an article in the June 2003 issue of Archives of Neurology reported that omega-3 fatty acids in some fish may help prevent Alzheimer's. There has been some debate in the scientific community on what level of MeHg exposure through seafood consumption is acceptable. Recently, a team of researchers working in the Faeroe Islands (in ...
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