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Tuna
Mar 6, 2006 19:51:00 GMT -5
Post by Nicole on Mar 6, 2006 19:51:00 GMT -5
I just noticed that a can of tuna has 200mg of omega 3 and I want to throw a can in with the homemade food that I make. But, I never hear about anyone feeding their dog tuna fish. Is there a reason for this..that it isn't mentioned. Do you know of any reason I shouldn't throw a can in the batch of food i am making?
Thanks!
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Tuna
Mar 6, 2006 20:07:21 GMT -5
Post by Brooke on Mar 6, 2006 20:07:21 GMT -5
I remember Beth (Dobemom) posting something about mercury levels in Tuna a loooong time ago. It may have even been on DP. That's the only negative thing I've heard about it but who knows... someone else could tell you better I'm sure. I'll see if I can't find somethin on it.
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Mar 6, 2006 20:46:43 GMT -5
Post by Brooke on Mar 6, 2006 20:46:43 GMT -5
www.ewg.org/issues/mercury/20031209/calculator.phpHow much tuna can you eat safely? We will tell you what the FDA won't. This site uses the FDA's own scientific guidelines for what constitutes a safe dose of mercury to calculate the maximum amount of tuna you can safely eat each week and not exceed what the FDA considers a safe exposure level. As you'll see, the results don't jibe with the seafood consumption advisory the agency is proposing. The FDA's proposed advice to consumers — eat 12 ounces of a variety of fish per week — if followed, could result in more women getting unsafe levels of mercury in their bodies than they currently do — assuming they have no other exposure to mercury than that from tuna.
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Mar 6, 2006 20:48:41 GMT -5
Post by Brooke on Mar 6, 2006 20:48:41 GMT -5
I put my weight in as an example
Results for a female weighing 110 pounds: (Assuming you eat no other seafood) Albacore:
According to FDA health standards, you can safely eat 3.4 ounces of Albacore tuna per week (assuming that every can of tuna has an average amount of mercury*). That's a half of a can of tuna. Albacore tuna has three times as much mercury as light tuna.
* EWG recommends that women of childbearing age and children under 5 not eat albacore tuna at all, because a significant portion of albacore tuna has very high mercury levels. People eating this tuna will exceed safe exposure levels by a wide margin.
Light Tuna:
According to FDA health standards, you can safely eat 10.0 ounces of Light tuna tuna per week (assuming that every can of tuna has an average amount of mercury*). That's 1 and two thirds cans of tuna.
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FDA scientists have established a daily limit for mercury and have tested hundreds of cans of tuna for the metal, but they have not told women of childbearing age how much tuna they can eat and not endanger their children.
FDA's safe dose is measured in grams of mercury per kilogram of person per day. All we need is your weight and it is a simple math problem to determine how much tuna you can eat safely.
The calculations presented here assume that you eat no other seafood at all. The FDA recommends up to 12 ounces a week of a variety of fish. If you eat other seafood, the amount of tuna that you can eat safely will be less than calculated here.
*EWG recommends that women of childbearing age and children under 5 not eat albacore tuna at all, because a significant portion of albacore tuna has very high mercury levels. People eating this tuna will exceed safe exposure levels by a wide margin.
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Tuna
Mar 7, 2006 7:01:19 GMT -5
Post by Nicole on Mar 7, 2006 7:01:19 GMT -5
Thanks Brooke. I knew there was some reason it wasn't a popular fish for dogs. Funny thing is I always eat Albacore instead of the chunck light because I thought it was better and I like it better. And i eat a lot of tuna. No wonder I am glowing....
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Mar 7, 2006 8:03:10 GMT -5
Post by Richard on Mar 7, 2006 8:03:10 GMT -5
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Mar 7, 2006 9:18:33 GMT -5
Post by amyjo on Mar 7, 2006 9:18:33 GMT -5
Nicki - try canned salmon for your poochie instead! I feed it to my cat and dogs once in a while.
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Tuna
Mar 7, 2006 10:28:57 GMT -5
Post by willow on Mar 7, 2006 10:28:57 GMT -5
O.k, Richard....I want some of what you are taking. Nicki, and if you can't get a sodium free kind, which I have never seen....rinse the tuna or salmon well to get rid of some of the sodium. What I have been doing is buying fresh/frozen salmon when on sale and giving that to my dogs, because even with rinsing, when I feed the canned, Buddy drinks gallons of water afterwards and then is out side every 15 minutes! I was so worried about him the last time I fed canned Salmon and thought he had diabetes because he was drinking and peeing so much after he ate it, but then the next day he was fine again and it dawned on me it was the canned fish. When ever feeding anything canned, be sure to rinse it well and don't feed much at a time.
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Tuna
Mar 7, 2006 11:02:25 GMT -5
Post by amyjo on Mar 7, 2006 11:02:25 GMT -5
Or you could always just go with fish body oil pills for omega 3's. I get the ones from GNC and my dogs think they are treats! If I buy any other brand they think it is medicine and act like I am torturing them...(go figure), but they LOVE the FBO pills from GNC.
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Mar 7, 2006 11:20:48 GMT -5
Post by Brooke on Mar 7, 2006 11:20:48 GMT -5
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Mar 7, 2006 13:06:18 GMT -5
Post by Richard on Mar 7, 2006 13:06:18 GMT -5
Just been a long afternoon shift so far...I needed a good chuckle. The tuna joke? You could say I had an affinity for it.
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Mar 7, 2006 13:10:08 GMT -5
Post by Brooke on Mar 7, 2006 13:10:08 GMT -5
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Mar 10, 2006 6:51:46 GMT -5
Post by Nicole on Mar 10, 2006 6:51:46 GMT -5
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Mar 10, 2006 8:04:06 GMT -5
Post by Richard on Mar 10, 2006 8:04:06 GMT -5
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Mar 11, 2006 9:53:12 GMT -5
Post by Summer Magic on Mar 11, 2006 9:53:12 GMT -5
There is another good fish to try for your dogs. Jack Mackerel. It's less expensive than canned salmon or tuna and gives aproximately the same levels of omega 3's and 6's for your dog.
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