The main reason to take omega 3 fish oil as a supplement is to compensate the lack of omega 3 fats in modern diets. Western diets have 20 to 50 times less omega 3 that what we need, they are loaded with omega 6 (pro-inflammatory fats found in grains and grain oils).
When a future modern starts pregnancy usually has an omega 3 deficiency that could affect the brain or neurological development of the child, since omega 3 fats are the raw material of brain cell connections.
More at http://www.omega-3-fish-oil-wonders.com/pregnancy-and-fish-oil.html
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The main reason to take omega 3 fish oil as a supplement is to compensate the lack of omega 3 fats in modern diets. Western diets have 20 to 50 times less omega 3 that what we need, they are loaded with omega 6 (pro-inflammatory fats found in grains and grain oils).
When a future modern starts pregnancy usually has an omega 3 deficiency that could affect the brain or neurological development of the child, since omega 3 fats are the raw material of brain cell connections.
More at http://www.omega-3-fish-oil-wonders.com/pregnancy-and-fish-oil.html
June 10, 2011 - 7:18amThis Comment
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