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Fish Safe for Pregnant Women to Eat
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"I think these researchers follow the science," said Dr. Gary J. Myers, a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, in New York.
The only time mercury in fish has been shown to be harmful has been in industrial pollution in Japan, Myers said. "There has never been another case reported anywhere else in the world related to fish consumption," he said.
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For more on fish and pregnancy, visit the American Pregnancy Association.
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Last updated 10/5/2007
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SOURCES: Ashley S. Roman, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, New York University Medical Center, New York City; Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., Dr.PH., assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston; Gary J. Myers, M.D., professor, neurology and pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, N.Y.; Oct. 4, 2007, press conference, National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
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