Article: Fish oil.(NUTRACEUTICALS RESEARCH)

Nutraceutical: Fish oil

Indication: Pregnancy (benefits in children)

Source: Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. December 21, 2006; Epub ahead of print.

Research: The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of antenatal omega 3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 LC PUFA) on cognitive development in a cohort of children whose mothers received high dose fish oil in pregnancy. In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 98% of women received fish oil supplements from 20 weeks gestation through delivery. Their infants (n=72) were a-ssessed at 2 1/2 years of age. The women were given fish oil (2.2 grams docosahexaenoic ...

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