The Vital Need for DHA During Pregnancy

Sunday, July 11, 2010
By: Byron J. Richards,
Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist

If America would like a generation of children with higher-level cognitive potential and better neurologic health, then pregnant and nursing moms need to have a diet rich in 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.. 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 the most important omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil. Finding mercury-free and PCB Polycholorinated biphenyls are a class of organic compounds that are persistent eviromental pollutants. Found in electrical components, paints, plasticizers, and much more. Implicated in a number of cancers.-free fatty fish is problematic but not impossible. Any mother needs to ensure whatever source of fish she may be consuming is not loaded with brain-damaging chemicals and thus have the opposite effect. The safest and most convenient way to get the essential 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 molecularly-distilled 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. fish oil, free of mercury, PCBs, and other contaminants.

A human study analyzed the potential uptake of a variety of fatty acids into the placenta. This study is unusual and was performed by giving pregnant women isotope stable (non-radioactive) synthetic fatty acids of various types 12 hours before planned C-sections and then evaluating the mother’s blood as well as the placenta. The researchers found that free fatty acids 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. were highly drawn into the umbilical cord plasma compared to any other type of fat. The benefits 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. to neurodevelopment Processes that occur from birth to end of life that generate, shape and reshape the nervous system. are already extremely well documented. This study simply proves that the fetus wants 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. as a priority.

In addition, other published 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. animal studies found that:
1)  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. rapidly accumulates in nerve stem cells2 and stimulates their gene function.
2)  Fortification of the pregnancy diet 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.3 could prevent experimentally induced brain injury, and
3)  The immune cells of newborns whose mothers consumed fish oil4 had significantly better functioning immune cells capable of defending the newborn against pathogenic Capable of causing disease or pathology. infection.

 


Referenced Studies:
  1. ^ Fetal Uptake of DHA is a High Priority  Am J Clin Nutr   Alfonso Gil-Sánchez, Elvira Larqué, Hans Demmelmair, María I Acien, Fabienne L Faber, Juan J Parrilla and Berthold Koletzko
  2. ^ DHA Boosts Nerve Stem Cell Activity  J Cell Biochem  Langelier B, Linard A, Bordat C, Lavialle M, Heberden C.
  3. ^ DHA During Pregnancy Protects Against Fetal Brain Injury  Neuropathology.   numa H, Arai Y, Kitamura Y, Hayashi M, Okumura A, Shimizu T.
  4. ^ Pregnancy Fish Oil Consumption Boosts Offspring’s Immunity  J Anim Sci.  Leonard SG, Sweeney T, Bahar B, Lynch BP, O’Doherty JV.

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