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Fish Consumption for Women in Childbearing Years and Young Children

Toronto Public Health's Guide to Eating Fish for Women, Children and Families provides clear advice for eating fish. You will learn which fish are highest in omega-3 fats and lowest in mercury and how often you can eat them. This guide is unique because it considers both environmental and health concerns that impact the fish you may want to buy.

A Guide to Eating Fish for Women, Children and Families (PDF file size 2.6MB)
Walletcard - A Guide to Buying Fish for Women, Children and Families
(PDF file size 416KB)

Note: Some of the documents below are over 2 MB in size. A high speed connection is recommended to download these files.

Further Information on A Guide to Eating Fish for Women, Children and Families (July 3, 2008) Report from the Medical Officer of Health
A Guide to Eating Fish for Women, Children and Families (April 7, 2008) Report from Medical Officer of Health (PDF)
Backgrounder - Fish Consumption: Benefits and Risks to the Vulnerable (September 2006) (PDF file size 41KB)
Board of Health report - Fish Consumption: Benefits and Risks for Populations Vulnerable to Methylmercury (September 2006) (PDF file size 38KB)
Summary report - Fish Consumption: Benefits and Risks for Women in Childbearing Years and Young Children (September 2006) (PDF file size 753KB)
- Supplementary information – Summary Fish Consumption Advice and Guidelines for Vulnerable Subgroups (September 2006) (PDF file size 114KB)

Fish Consumption: Benefits and Risks for Women in Childbearing Years and Young Children (September 2006)

Download a PDF version of the entire report (PDF file size 1.5MB)

Links to sites external to the Toronto Public Health Web site are provided as a convenience and their inclusion does not imply that Toronto Public Health endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or use of these sites.

Ontario Ministry of Environment – Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish
Pollution Probe – Mercury in the Environment: A Primer (PDF file size 3.6MB)