The very first paragraph of the original story stated that the “U.S. government advisory warned consumers against eating too much of the fish out of concern that the high mercury levels could damage the nervous system and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.”
Time.com misrepresented the government’s guidance. In fact, the government’s guidance is not for the general public broadly but for a very specific sensitive subpopulation made up of “women who might become pregnant, women who are pregnant, nursing mothers and young children” to avoid 4 rarely eaten fish “Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel and Tilefish.” The very same guidance states that “women and young children” can “eat 12 ounces (2 average meals) a week of a variety of fish” including no restrictions for “light tuna” and “6 ounces (or one average meal) of albacore tuna per week.”
