What fish to eat, what to avoid if you're pregnant
The government is advising pregnant and breastfeeding women, women who may become pregnant and young children to eat more fish, since many types of low-mercury seafood are good sources of omega-3 fatty acids important for brain development. But it also says to avoid those high in mercury, a neurotoxin that can be found in streams and oceans:
Eat: salmon, shrimp, pollock, tilapia, catfish, cod, flatfish, haddock and canned light tuna.
Avoid: swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish from the Gulf of Mexico because of the mercury content. Officials advised limiting white albacore tuna to six ounces a week.