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Old July 31st 06, 08:07 PM posted to misc.kids.pregnancy,misc.kids.health
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Default Mom's who take omega-3 fatty acids have babies with better vision

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Dr. Bruce Holub; www.dhaomega3.org, "Mom's who take omega-3 fatty
acids have babies with better vision", Health Sentinel, July 31, 2006,

Professor Sheila Innis reported results from her clinical trial on
Thursday July 27 at the Congress for the International Society for the
Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) being held in Cairns
Australia. In this double-blind randomized study, 100 pregnant women
received a daily placebo (control) or 400 mg supplemental DHA Omega-3
fatty acid for 16 to 36 weeks of pregnancy. Blood measurements and
subsequent breast milk levels of DHA were analyzed in conjunction with
visual acuity assessments in their babies.

The women receiving DHA supplementation showed much higher levels of
measured DHA in their blood samples and in their breast milk fat at 30
days post-partum (0.33% of fat as compared to only 0.19% in controls).
Visual acuity in infants as measured at 2 months of age was positively
associated with maternal DHA status at 36 weeks of pregnancy. Further,
the infants from mothers with lower intakes of DHA (approx. 80 mg or
less per day) during pregnancy, common on usual westernized diets,
exhibited a significantly greater risk of having a lesser visual
acuity.

When interviewed by dhaomega3.org immediately following her lecture on
site in Cairns, Prof. Innis gave the following quote: "However, it is
clear that because providing additional DHA can have positive effects,
at least on early measure of infant development, many women are at risk
of inadequate intake."

Presenter: Prof. Sheila Innis
Institution: Child and Family Research Institute, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

 




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