Nutritionally speaking, tuna is an outstanding source of nourishment, offering high-quality protein, fatty acids for heart ...

Tuna is a popular and nutritious saltwater fish, but you may worry about its mercury content. This article reviews mercury in tuna and tells you whether it’s safe to eat this fish.

A Consumer Reports investigation out Thursday morning found "unpredictable" spikes of mercury levels in five popular canned tuna brands — and suggests that pregnant people "avoid canned tuna ...

Skipjack tuna in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, in October. Thousands of tuna samples collected around the world from 1971 to 2022 showed mercury levels almost unchanged. Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times ...

We found a wide range in mercury levels between types of tuna as well as among different brands. Light and skipjack varieties, for instance, contain much less mercury on average than albacore tuna.

Skipjack is your safest choice, while albacore (often labeled “white”) and yellowfin probably have more mercury. Cheaper “light” tuna is often a combination of skipjack and albacore, so ...

Most forms of mercury are potentially very toxic to humans. Eating large amounts of tuna can lead to surprising health problems and issues due to mercury poisoning.

No matter how you enjoy tuna, it has a host of health benefits when not combined with unhealthy ingredients.

Tests of canned tuna show spikes in mercury levels from one can to another, Consumer Reports found. It calls canned tuna too risky to eat in pregnancy.