Fish Guidelines For Pregnant Women May Be Too Strict, Study Suggests

In a study of 4,000 pregnant women, fish accounted for only 7 percent of blood mercury levels. "Women should realize that any adverse effects there might be of a small amount of mercury is totally counterbalanced by the beneficial effects of eating fish," says Golding, a pediatric and perinatal epidemiologist at the University of Bristol. A previous study based on the same group of women and their children showed that eating fish during pregnancy can benefit kids' IQ and eyesight. Golding says, "Definitely to include fish in that balance as well as fruits and vegetables." If women want to cut something out, she says, maybe it should be herbal tea rather than fish - "Herbal tea is not something that is contributing anything particularly nutritious."

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/10/02/228526965/fish-guidelines-for-pregnant-women-may-be-too-strict-study-suggests?ft=1&f=1008