Contamination of Some fish to mercury
A faculty member of Medical Sciences
in Shahid Beheshti University warned: "Iran's seas fish should be used
with caution due to pollution with heavy metals". Doctor Nasser Kalantari
in an interview with reporter of "Salamat News" website, by referring
to social and environmental misconduct of many Iranians said:
"Unfortunately, dangerous toxins and metals enter to sea's water due to
lack of proper cultural practices, and also due to the influx of industrial
waste from factories to sea water". He added: "Given that in fish's
oil is a good place to save the heavy metals, so entrance of these waste
products which in some cases are contain the mercury can be very dangerous for
human health". This nutritionist continued: "by considering all of
these, it is recommend that regional fish should not be used more than twice a
week due to the heavy metals and mercury and it is not recommended to pregnant
women during pregnancy ". He said: "To keep the body's healthy as
well as beneficial use of fish's many benefits for human health, I recommend as
a nutrition expert that people use of all kinds of fish and seafood that are
lower stored in mercury such free fish and fatty fish ".
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