What's the worst that'll happen to me if I eat ceviche and shrimp cocktail constantly

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Ns1

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Here's the recipes:

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail:
1 1/2 cups chilled Clamato juice, or 1 cup tomato juice and 1/2 cup bottled clam juice
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon hot sauce such as Tabasco
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 firm-ripe California avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into small chunks
1/2 lb fresh lump crabmeat (1 cup), picked over
1/4 lb cooked baby shrimp


Mexican Shrimp Ceviche:
1 quart salted water
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 generous pound unpeeled small shrimp (about 41 to 50 count to a pound)
1/2 medium white onion, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus several sprigs for garnish
1/2 cup ketchup
1 to 2 tablespoons vinegary Mexican bottled hot sauce (such as Tamazula, Valentina or Bufalo)
About 2 tablespoons olive oil, preferably extra-virgin (optional, but smoothes out sharpness)
1 cup peeled, diced cucumber or jicama (or 1/2 cup each)
1 small ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and cubed
Salt
Several lime slices, for garnish
Tostadas or tortilla chips or saltine crackers, for serving



I am somewhat concerned about the sodium content...
 

Pantlegz

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iodine poisoning? Shrimp has about 1mcg/g I think iodine has an RDA of 120-150 mcg/day so as long as you're not eating 120-150g(4-5oz) of shrimp a day you should be ok. Aside from the possible high sodium intake..
 

spamsk8r

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Ew, keep ketchup out of ceviche. That's nasty. I would also suggest red onion instead of white, along with some fresh roma tomatoes (diced small), just for tastiness and ditch the salt water (just use lime/lemon juice) to reduce sodium. When I make mine I just toss a pinch or two of salt and pepper into the whole thing and that's fine. Other than that I wouldn't worry about these, I used to eat a ton of ceviche every day for a while and didn't have any issues.
 

Ns1

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^^

Didn't even see that. No ketchup in my ceviche. That's ridiculous.
 
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