Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs - Fish Oil Supplements During Pregnancy
"(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who take fish oil supplements while they are pregnant pass on some health benefits to their children."
"Researchers gave pregnant women either four grams of fish oil supplements or four grams of olive oil supplements every day from the 20th week of pregnancy until they gave birth. They then measured the children's growth and development at age 2 and a half."
"The study found no significant differences overall in language skills and growth between the two groups of children. However, the kids whose mothers had taken fish oil supplements during pregnancy tested better in comprehension, average phrase length, and vocabulary. They also scored much higher in hand-eye coordination than those whose moms took the olive oil supplements."
"Results show high cord blood levels of Omega-3 fatty acids at birth from the fish oil were strongly ... read the whole article
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