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Article: Maybe it's better the big one got away; Choose wisely before preparing entree
- Article from:
- Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
- Article date:
- July 2, 2003
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CopyrightCopyright 2003 Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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In early childhood, probably, you learned these simple truths: 1)
In the ocean, the big fish eat the little fish, and 2) among humans,
you'd better watch out for guys who are bigger than you.
Mounting evidence suggests consumers should also watch out for the
big fish at the top of the food chain because of health risks
associated with the mercury these fish contain.
"The mercury in fish in the form of methyl mercury bio-
accumulates," said Eliseo Guallar, assistant professor of
epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "One
of the easiest ways to figure out how much mercury has accumulated is
to look at the size of the fish. The bigger the fish, and the older
the fish, ...