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Avoid Lead in Vitamins

It appears that the FDA has discovered lead in women's vitamins, pre-natal vitamins and children's vitamins:

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/pbvitami.html

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/lead-in-vitamins.php

Could someone research if this is an issue?

Tuna is NOT a high-mercury fish

You're committing public health malpractice by suggesting that tuna is a high-mercury fish like King Mackerel and Shark. It's simply not true.

It's remarkable that this myth has persisted, but that doesn't make it true.

Tuna is a low-mercury fish, compared to most seafood varieties enjoyed by Americans. And it brings probably the best bargain of omega-3 fatty acids per dollar of any fish in the sea.

A remarkable report from the Center for Consumer Freedom (http://www.mercuryfacts.org) recently found that America's poorest children were being denied the IQ benefits of omega-3s because of an irrational fear of tuna.

There's no reason for US News to perpetuate it.

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Deborah Kotz, senior writer for U.S. News & World Report, covers everything women care about when it comes to their health. She's often tapping out "Oprah-esque" confessions about how the latest news relates to her personally—whether it's on breast cancer, contraception or easing work-family stress. She'd love to hear your confessions too at onwomen@usnews.com. Also, you can follow Deborah on Twitter at twitter.com/debkotz2.

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