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<p>The risk of mercury poisoning from eating a lot of fish is very real. I personally know two people, both fish lovers, who were diagnosed with mercury poisoning. One was a woman at work who loved sushi. In addition to feeling rotten, her hair started falling out!</p>
<p>The FDA has alerted people to the problem and issued recommendations. It is especially dangerous to children and pregnant women. For fish high on the food chain, such as swordfish, they recommend you avoid it altogether:</p>
<p>[What</a> You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish: EPA and FDA Advice For Women Who Might Become Pregnant, Women Who are Pregnant, Nursing Mothers](<a href=“http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/product-specificinformation/seafood/foodbornepathogenscontaminants/methylmercury/ucm115662.htm]What”>http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/product-specificinformation/seafood/foodbornepathogenscontaminants/methylmercury/ucm115662.htm)</p>