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The best science indicates that trace amounts of mercury in the fish Americans eat simply aren’t high enough to pose a health risk. But measuring only mercury further exaggerates this hypothetical risk. There’s another scientific wrinkle that few environmental groups are talking about — largely because it doesn’t help to promote their scare campaigns. An accurate picture of the health consequences of eating fish must include other substances that affect the way mercury interacts with the human body. <more…>