Too much of a good thing? Update on fish consumption and mercury exposure

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 139-145

  Levenson, Cathy W ^a   Axelrad, Donald M ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Mercury; Methylmercury; Omega 3

Indexed keywords

CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIOXIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; SAFETY;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MERCURY; SEAFOOD;

EID: 33645735503     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 00296643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2006.mar.139-145     Document Type: Review

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