Abazali bebazi isikhathi esithile ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi akuphephile ukudla izinhlanzi.
I-Fish ne-Mercury
Ngokungafani nemiphumela enempilo kwabanye abantu abaningi, ngenxa yamazinga aphakeme e-methylmercury, inhlanzi ingaba ukudla okuyingozi, okuyingozi kakhulu kwezingane ezincane, abesifazane abangakhulelwa, abesifazane abakhulelwe, nabesifazane abahlengikazi.
Iseluleko esivela ku-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) kanye ne-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ngo-2004 siye yasiza ukwenza inhlanzi ibe yingxenye ephephile yokudla kwengane yakho.
Kungani udla inhlanzi uma ingaba ne-mercury? Ngokusho kwe-FDA, "inhlanzi ne-shellfish ziqukethe amaprotheni aphezulu kanye nezinye izakhi ezibalulekile, ziphansi ngamafutha agcwele, futhi aqukethe i-omega-3 fatty acids."
Ukudla izinhlanzi nge-Mercury
Iseluleko samanje sihlanganisa izixwayiso ezifanayo okungenzeka wazizwa esikhathini esidlule mayelana nenhlanzi namazinga aphakeme e-mercury, njenge shark, swordfish, inkosi mackerel, kanye ne-tilefish. Kodwa-ke, zandisa izixwayiso zokufaka ezinye izinhlobo zezinhlanzi, kubandakanya i-tuna, ezingayithanda izingane zakho ukuba zidle.
Ngokuqondile, iziphakamiso zokuthi abesifazane abangakhulelwa, abesifazane abakhulelwe, omama abahlengikazi kanye nezingane ezincane kufanele:
- ungadli noma iyiphi shark, swordfish, inkosi mackerel, noma i-tilefish
- Yidla ama-servings amabili kuphela (ama-ounces angu-6 ngokukhonza abantu abadala, kodwa okuncane kunabantwana) ngesonto lezinhlanzi ezingaphansi kwe-mercury, kufaka phakathi ama-shrimp, i-tuna ekhanyisiwe, i-salmon, i-pollock ne-catfish. Njengoba i-albacore ('white') i-tuna ine-mercury engaphezu kwe-tuna ekhanyisiwe, kufanele udle kuphela ama-ounces ayisithupha e-albacore tuna ngesonto ngalinye. Kumele udle kuphela ama-ounces ayisithupha e-tuna steak ngesonto ngalinye.
- udle ama-ounces angama-6 kuphela ngesonto lezinhlanzi ozibamba emachibini akho, emifuleni nasezindaweni zasogwini, kepha ungadli nenye inhlanzi phakathi nalelo sonto, ngaphandle uma izeluleko zendawo zisho ukuthi izinhlanzi ziphansi kwe-mercury nokuthi ephephile ukudla okuningi
Ngaphandle kokudla i-tuna, ingane yakho encane kungenzeka idle izinhlanzi zezinhlanzi kanye namaswidi okudla okudla okusheshayo.
Lezi zivame ukwenziwa ezinhlanzi ezingaphansi kwe-mercury futhi zizobhekana nokudla kokubili kwezinhlanzi kanye ne-shellfish ongayidla isonto ngalinye.
Njengoba izinhlanzi kanye ne-shellfish kungaba yingxenye ebalulekile yokudla okunempilo nokulinganisela izingane kanye nabantu abadala, kubalulekile ukuthi ungayeki ukudla izinhlanzi ngokuphelele ngenxa yokwesaba kwakho i-mercury. Vele ugcine izixwayiso engqondweni uma uhlela ukudla komntanakho futhi ungadluli inani elinconywayo lokuhlinzeka izinhlanzi ngesonto ngalinye.
Futhi khumbula ukuthi nakuba inhlanzi eyodwa yokudoba umuntu omdala ingaba ama-ounces ayisithupha, kungama-ounces amabili kuphela noma amathathu kumntwana omncane phakathi kweminyaka emibili nesithupha ubudala.