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Old June 15th 07, 12:15 AM posted to misc.kids.health
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Default New Research - Omega-3 Benefits Baby's Brain

Here's today's topic from "Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider" (Google
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The subject of Omega-3 fatty acids is heating up once again, as
reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, June 2007
edition. This category of supplement has just had non-stop press now
for the last several years, and yet nearly 60% of pregnant females are
apparently unaware of the advantages of adding Omega-3 to their diet
through supplementation. There are benefits to both the pregnant
mother, such as less potential depression and cardiovascular benefits
(as well as a faster recovery after pregnancy), and now newly
discovered improvements in mental and visual development for their
children. Here's more detail:

"Writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Michelle Judge
and Ofer Harel from the University of Connecticut and Carol Lammi-
Keefe from Louisiana State University state that this is the first
study to look at the effect of DHA supplementation during pregnancy on
the problem solving ability of the infant during the first year of
life.

The researchers recruited 29 pregnant women at gestation week 24 and
randomly assigned them to receive either a daily DHA-containing cereal-
based bars (300 mg DHA/92-kcal bar) or cereal-based placebo bars. The
women consumed an average of five bars per week.

Once the infants had reached nine months of age, they were tested
using The Infant Planning Test and Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence.
Children of mothers supplemented with the DHA-containing functional
food had significantly better performance for problem-solving, while
no significant differences between the groups was observed in overall
intelligence.

"These data point to a benefit for problem solving but not for
recognition memory at age nine months in infants of mothers who
consumed a DHA-containing functional food during pregnancy," concluded
the researchers."

Omega-3 fatty acids remain one of the true success stories of the
dietary supplement industry, and despite a huge growth in sales from
both cereal-derived as well as fish oil-derived supplements, a great
future remains in store for these products.

D.

 




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