Hightower portrays fish, particularly canned tuna, as a dangerous, mercury-laden protein that American consumers should be wary of, if not fear altogether.
The vast majority of current peer-reviewed science exposes her hypotheses as out of step. Studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The Lancet, completed by Harvard University and even the FDA conclude the benefits of eating fish far outweigh any concerns, even from mercury. Hightower's rhetoric continues to ignore the overwhelming body of scientific evidence.
