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Fish Oil in Pregnancy Helps Fetus Grow

  • May 13, 2004

Eating omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy may increase fetal growth, without prolonging pregnancy. Women who ate the most omega-3 seemed to boost the birth weight of the baby. Further, restricted growth of the fetus, which occurs in about one in 10 pregnancies typically, increased to one in eight among women who did not eat omega-3. If you click on the link below you'll see that the study actually recommends eating fish to get the omega-3. This is something I strongly advise against, as...