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Mom of a 5 yr 1 m old child5 years ago

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why should pregnant ladies avoid eating mercury content fishes like mackere, tuna , shark. etc ? is there any problem ?

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ExpertRamya RamachandranNutritionist5 years ago

A. Dear Ma’am, definitely mercury is not a food and accidental ingestion of high doses can be dangerous to both you and the baby. Choose salt water/river water/lake water fish.

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