
DHA During Pregnancy Boosts Infant’s Immunity
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
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Pregnant women who consumed 400 mg per day of DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. had children with better functioning immune systems, which resulted in fewer and less severe illnesses. The study involved 1,100 pregnant women and 900 infants. All of the infants in the study were breast fed, receiving increased DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. from the breast milk of supplemented mothers. They were not supplemented with DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement., however, after giving birth. At one month of age, the infants in the DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. group experienced a reduced occurrence of cold symptoms by 25 percent, including a shorter duration of cough, phlegm and wheezing. At age three months, the infants in the DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. group spent 14 percent less time being ill. At six months of age, infants in the DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. group experienced shorter duration of fever, nasal secretion, difficulty breathing and rash. DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. is now recognized as a vital nutrient to train the inflammation/anti-inflammation systems of the human body. Fighting off an infection is always an inflammatory event, followed by an anti-inflammatory period of resolution. The ability to learn to fight infection efficiently is a vital step in immune system “schooling.” The fact that DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. is helpful in this type of immune system training is of immense importance to the health of the child, not only as an infant, but throughout life. These early lessons have a profound impact on later-life immune system competence. Read More: Immune Health News, Infant Health News, Pregnancy News Tags: DHA, immune system of child, pregnancy, More Health News
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