Let’s get practical. The FDA says adults can safely eat two to three servings of light tuna per week. Canned light tuna? Go ahead. Albacore? Stick to one serving. Pregnant women and kids should eat even less. That’s it. That’s the whole rule.
But here’s the hilarious part: most people don’t even eat that much. You’re probably eating tuna once a week at best. You could probably double it and still be fine. Your biggest risk isn’t mercury—it’s boredom. Tuna salad is tasty, but three days in a row? Your taste buds will file a complaint.
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The Socially Awkward Side Effect
Let’s not forget the smell. Eat too much tuna, and you don’t just risk mercury poisoning—you risk becoming that person. The one whose breath smells like a dock at low tide. Your coworkers won’t tell you. They’ll just smile and step back. Slowly. While holding their coffee cup like a shield.
Oh, and there’s the tuna breath burp. You know the one. It hits you an hour later, right in the middle of a meeting. It’s a social crime. And it’s 100% avoidable by eating less tuna.
