FORT MYERS, Fla.- The FDA is issuing new guidelines for fish intake in relationship to children and pregnant women. Dr. Annette St. Pierre-Mackoul stopped by the studio to discuss the new findings and which types of fish are safe to eat.
Best choices- Lower-mercury fish and shellfish:
- Shrimp
- Pollock
- Salmon
- Canned light tuna
- Tilapia
- Catfish
- Cod
Seven types of fish to avoid:
- Tilefish (from Gulf of Mexico)
- Shark
- Swordfish
- Orange roughy
- Bigeye tuna
- Marlin
- King mackerel
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