Comments on: Fishylicious http://www.attackofthemonkey.com/blog/2006/08/08/fishylicious/ Science News ... Monkey Spin Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:32:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: nizome http://www.attackofthemonkey.com/blog/2006/08/08/fishylicious/#comment-42 nizome Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:35:42 +0000 http://www.attackofthemonkey.com/blog/2006/08/08/fishylicious/#comment-42 hehe ---> As Myers notes, "the entire population of Japan also has methylmercury levels that are above the Environmental Protection Agency's reference level for methylmercury, and they don't seem to be having any problems with mental deficits." hehe
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As Myers notes, “the entire population of Japan also has methylmercury levels that are above the Environmental Protection Agency’s reference level for methylmercury, and they don’t seem to be having any problems with mental deficits.”

]]> By: monkey http://www.attackofthemonkey.com/blog/2006/08/08/fishylicious/#comment-43 monkey Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:44:55 +0000 http://www.attackofthemonkey.com/blog/2006/08/08/fishylicious/#comment-43 Yeah, and: "Those worried about mercury's effects in pregnant women often point to a study recently conducted in Denmark's Faroe Islands. The study found that children born to mothers with the highest levels of mercury had a very slight decrease -- just a millionth of a second -- in the time it took for a sound to pass from their ears to their brains. Recent findings show that the children who are now 14 years old have persistent attention deficits and score lower on tests that measure motor skills and verbal ability. But often overlooked is that the major source of mercury in the Faroe Islanders' diet was not fish, but rather pilot whales, which have very high concentrations of the chemical." (from <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700956_2.html" rel="nofollow">The Washington Post</a>) Although here, the higher mercury levels did correspond to some attention deficits. Yeah, and:
“Those worried about mercury’s effects in pregnant women often point to a study recently conducted in Denmark’s Faroe Islands. The study found that children born to mothers with the highest levels of mercury had a very slight decrease — just a millionth of a second — in the time it took for a sound to pass from their ears to their brains. Recent findings show that the children who are now 14 years old have persistent attention deficits and score lower on tests that measure motor skills and verbal ability. But often overlooked is that the major source of mercury in the Faroe Islanders’ diet was not fish, but rather pilot whales, which have very high concentrations of the chemical.” (from The Washington Post)

Although here, the higher mercury levels did correspond to some attention deficits.

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