• mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    That’s the funny thing about medicine… Lots of medical advice is largely determined by where you live. In America, doctors tell pregnant women to avoid eating too much fish. In Japan, doctors tell pregnant women to eat more fish.

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      Well, there is also a huge quality difference between the average fish you can buy in the states compared to Japan

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        2 days ago

        Its also which kind of fish iirc prey fish accumulate heavy metals which matters for an embroy…at least that’s the explanation i heard, therefore sushi no good because there will be salmon