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Mom's Fish
Intake Linked to Preterm Delivery Risk
(NY, Reuters Health, 2/22/02)
In a study by Dr. Sjurour Frooi Olsen of Statens Serum
Institut in Copenhagen and Dr. Niels Jorgen Secher, women who
ate little or no fish in early pregnancy had a greater risk of
delivering babies preterm and/or of lower birth weight. These
results suggest that the Omega-3 fatty acids in fish benefit
pregnant women; however, as a precaution, women should ask
local health officials which fish varieties are least likely
to contain heavy metals and other toxins. |
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