ohiomom
03-21-2007, 07:29 AM
This topic has been an interest of mine.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/553133_1
You will need to register to read articles on medscape, but it is free. It was originally published in Environmental Health Perspectives journal volume 115, number 1, 2007.
In a nutshell,a Michigan study of over 1000 women from 5 communities found increased incidence of preterm labor among women who consumed more fish -- particularly canned fish (therefore not locally-caught fish). Hair mercury levels correlated with fish consumption.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/553133_1
You will need to register to read articles on medscape, but it is free. It was originally published in Environmental Health Perspectives journal volume 115, number 1, 2007.
In a nutshell,a Michigan study of over 1000 women from 5 communities found increased incidence of preterm labor among women who consumed more fish -- particularly canned fish (therefore not locally-caught fish). Hair mercury levels correlated with fish consumption.