*This in ingested mercury, not injected. So this speaks volumes to me about those who get mercury injected which surpasses the digestive tract and goes straight in the blood stream.
Eating mercury-rich swordfish could DOUBLE your risk of developing Stephen Hawking's condition
By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Published: 04:52 EST, 21 February 2017
It's an exotic ingredient used in trendy recipes by Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver, but eating swordfish may raise the risk of being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
Both swordfish and shark meat contain high levels of mercury, which have been linked to the rare condition.
The progressive disease, which famously affects physicist Stephen Hawking, attacks nerves that control movement so muscles no longer work.
A study by US researchers found that regular fish eaters whose mercury consumption registered in the top 25 per cent were twice as likely to have MND.
This was based on a survey of their seafood consumption, and on their nail clippings which were tested for mercury.
Swordfish and shark are believed to have more mercury in their system, as they are at the top of the food chain and eat smaller fish which accumulate the toxic metal.
It may contribute to MND, which kills six people a day in Britain, by damaging the way the cells work within the body.
The NHS already advises adults to eat only one portion of shark or swordfish a week, with children and pregnant women told to avoid them altogether.
The Motor Neurone Disease Association described the research as presenting an 'intriguing theory' on these types of fish, but said mercury would cause only a small risk for the disease.
The researchers at Dartmouth College studied 518 people, 294 with motor neurone disease and 224 without, asking them how much fish and seafood they ate.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...-risk-MND.html
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