The yellow croaker has a rich meat, delicious flavor and high nutritional value, which makes it a suitable food for both men and women of all ages. Pregnant women are a special group, they need to be very careful about what they eat, otherwise it may harm the baby. That pregnant women can eat yellowtail? Here's a look.

Of course, pregnant women can also eat yellowtail, but pay attention to each time you eat, the portion should not be too much. Some studies have pointed out that the mercury content of seafood is getting higher and higher due to seawater pollution, and if pregnant and lactating women consume seafood regularly (meaning 4 or more times per week and more than 100 grams each time), it will affect the neurological development of the fetus and the baby, and certain symptoms will not appear until the child is even 7 years old. And yellowtail is also a kind of seafood, so pregnant women can consume seafood, and those fish with high fish oil content and low mercury content, such as yellowtail and salmon, but be careful to eat once or twice a week, and the portion each time should not be too much.

In addition, pregnant women with arthritis should eat less yellowtail and other seafood, because seafood in the purine content is high, the patient ate easy to form uric acid crystals in the body, which aggravates the condition. Also, pregnant women with hyperthyroidism should eat less yellowtail and other seafood, because seafood has a high iodine content, and too much iodine can also lead to aggravation of the condition.