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Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks
To balance the benefits and risks, the recommendations, as they apply to the target population groups 1–3, are arrayed in a decision pathway (shown in Figure S-1) that illustrates the committee’s resulting analysis of the balance between benefits and risks associated with seafood consumption.
BOX S-1
Population Groups and Appropriate Guidance
Females who are or may become pregnant or who arebreastfeeding:
May benefit from consuming seafood, especially those with relatively higher concentrations of EPA and DHA;
A reasonable intake would be two 3-ounce (cooked) servings but can safely consume 12 ounces per week;
Can consume up to 6 ounces of white (albacore) tuna per week;
Should avoid large predatory fish such as shark, swordfish, tilefish, or king mackerel.
Children up to age 12:
May benefit from consuming seafood, especially those with relatively higher concentrations of EPA and DHA;
A reasonable intake would be two 3-ounce (cooked), or age-appropriate, servings but can safely consume 12 ounces per week;
Can consume up to 6 ounces (or age-appropriate) of white (albacore) tuna per week;
Should avoid large predatory fish such as shark, swordfish, tilefish, or king mackerel.
Adolescent males, adult males, and females who will not becomepregnant:
May reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease by consuming seafood regularly, e.g., two 3-ounce servings per week;
Who consume more than two servings a week should choose a variety of types of seafood to reduce the risk for exposure to contaminants from a single source.
Adult males and females who are at risk of cardiovascular disease:
May reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease by consuming seafood regularly, e.g., two 3-ounce servings per week;
Although supporting evidence is limited, there may be additional benefits from including high EPA/DHA seafood selections;
Who consume more than two servings a week should choose a variety of types of seafood to reduce the risk for exposure to contaminants from a single source.
