The Bodybuilding Diet - what’s good for you, may kill you
**Disclaimer**: I am two weeks pre-contest, so I have a lot of random rambling to do.
There was an interesting post over in the MD forum regarding Mercury levels in fish. Apparently, the client of one of the nutritionists suffered from mercury poisioning after her contest prep. Her diet included a lot of lean fish, including tilapia.
The USDA lists on their website a table of fish along with the statistics on their mercury levels. What caught my eye, of course, were the canned tuna and tilapia.
Canned tuna had a high amount of mercury levels tested off a large sample size, while the tilapia listed have one of the lowest levels of mercury.
There are several factors to consider before making any broad statements:
- Tuna is a larger, predatory fish with a longer lifespan
- Farmed or wild makes a difference
- Country of origin makes a difference
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July 9, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Good luck on the comp. Legs look great in last prog pics. Nice definition in the calves. Hope ya keep sane the next 2 wks. :D
July 9, 2009 at 3:39 pm
PS: I just took a gander at the costs for comp’s in your last post. In addition to physical therapy, I would need psycho-therapy w/ all those costs. Jeepers! Now double on the good luck for the comp…….