Fish is a source of protein and is low in saturated fat.
Get the benefits and reduce the risks of eating fish by wisely choosing Picture by Anthea Saez safer places to catch fish safer types of fish safer ways to prepare fish safer amounts of fish to eat for yourself and your family. Newborns and unborn children may be exposed to harmful chemicals if the mother has regularly eaten contaminated fish in the years before her pregnancy. During pregnancy and nursing, it can be dangerous to eat even small amounts of contaminated fish. Two chemicals of concern, mercury and PCBs, can be passed on to the baby during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Because of their size, small children and babies cannot tolerate exposure to harmful chemicals like an adult.