| If you are serious about making sure that your unborn | | | | the fetus for long chain fatty acids will be met first |
| baby is as healthy as possible, you may want to | | | | from a dietary supply and that in some women, this |
| consider taking supplements containing fish oil during | | | | causes the levels of these fatty acids in their own |
| pregnancy. This is because Omega 3 rich fish | | | | systems may drop to seriously low levels. This |
| supplements can not only help your baby's brain and | | | | deficiency may end up playing a key role in the |
| central nervous system develop properly, it can also | | | | development of post partum depression and other |
| help to preserve the health of you as an expectant | | | | serious affective disorders that may strike the new |
| mother. | | | | mother. |
| Statistics have shown that as much as seventy | | | | A good supplement designed to supply fish oil during |
| percent of a newborn baby's brain is made up of the | | | | pregnancy will be one which has been molecularly |
| two essential fatty acids DHA and EPA. In order to | | | | filtered in order to ensure purity and a lack of |
| form the brain, central nervous system and eyes | | | | contaminants. This is important because the same fish |
| properly a developing baby may actually steal DHA | | | | which can supply Omega 3 fatty acids is also the |
| and EPA from the mother in much the same way that | | | | same fish which tends to have a higher level of |
| an unborn baby can also steal calcium in order to form | | | | contaminants such as PCB's and mercury. |
| the skeletal system. | | | | Making sure that you have a contaminant free source |
| Children who suffer from low levels of EPA and DHA | | | | of Omega 3 fatty acids is important because mercury |
| may end up being born with learning and | | | | and other contaminants can build up in your body and |
| developmental delays. They may have vision problems | | | | the body of your unborn child. This can, in turn, cause |
| and suffer from disorders such as attention deficit | | | | developmental delays and many of the same |
| disorder or ADD. There are also studies being done | | | | problems that you are trying to prevent by increasing |
| which may be able to link a shortage of Omega 3 | | | | your fish intake. However, it is better to find a pure, |
| essential fatty acids to disorders such as Autism, | | | | contaminant free source of these fatty acids than |
| Aspergers and Autism Spectrum Disorder. | | | | simply avoid eating fish. Omega 3 supplements may |
| Scientists in Maryland have shown that the needs of | | | | just be the method you are looking for. |