ROLE OF OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS IN PREGNANCY
Research has suggested that increasing intake
of dietary omega-3 fatty acids may have a number of health benefits. It is also
true for infants born to mothers whose diets contain plenty of this essential
fatty acid.
Researchers found that infants born to
mothers with higher blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) at delivery had advanced levels of
attention spans well into their second year of life. During the first six
months of life, these infants were two months ahead of those babies whose
mothers had lower DHA levels.
DHA is
important for the developing brain, which accumulates large amounts of it during the first two years
of life.
Recent studies suggest
that women need about 250 mg of DHA daily during pregnancy, but very few are
getting it.
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