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Going to welcome a baby soon? Then you are surely taking care of your health and diet. Did you know that including omega-3 fatty acids in your diet have miraculous health benefits for you and your baby? Yes, even in new-borns, there is more attention span and early development to be seen if the mom has been consuming more of these essential fats.
In fact research has determined that babies born to mothers who have higher levels of omega-3 fatty acid or Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in their blood have much higher levels of attention span in second year of their life. Studies have also proven that the most effective and beneficial omega-3s are: Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). EPA and DHA are mostly found together and also work together in our bodies. However, each of these has their own unique benefits for our body.
Wondering what do they do to us? Let’s see. The first one, EPA, helps strengthen your immune system, heart’s functioning and your inflammatory response. Whereas the second one, DHA, has advantages for your brain, central nervous system, and even your eyes. Now, that’s quite a few advantages and that’s why omega-3 is so important for expecting women or lactating moms.
Even in the first couple of months, these babies will be well ahead than other infants. Isn’t that good news? A famous researcher John Colombo, PhD, said “Attention is considered an important, but not the only component of intelligence early in life. This adds to the mounting evidence that DHA plays an important part in brain development“.
DHA is a very important ingredient needed for growing and developing the brain of your little one. An interesting fact is that it accumulates large amounts of DHA during the initial couple of years of your baby. It’s only the brain and nervous system out of the whole body that have very high levels of DHA.
But are you wondering what these Omega-3 actually are? These are basically polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are very important nutrients for the health and development of infants and adults alike. The only thing is that omega-3 fatty acids are not synthesized by our bodies and so we must make an effort to include them in our diet and supplements
So we have seen the neurological and other early development benefits of consuming omega-3, but these fatty acids are also very important for pregnant women. Most of us wouldn’t know that if your diet is deficient in these nutrients and you are expecting too, then there are chances of omega-3s being depleted in your body because your fetus uses these fatty acids for its own nervous system development.
Not only that, omega-3s if highly consumed, reduce the chances of allergies in your new born. These fatty acids are also used to make breast milk and are said to have positive impact on the pregnancy such as preventing pre-term labour and delivery, increasing the birth weight of your new-born and lowering the risk of preeclampsia. Let’s see some top benefits of omega-3 fish oil listed below:
Having spoken about the many benefits, the fact remains that anything done in excess is harmful. Therefore, let’s look at the correct dosage of taking omega-3 fish oils, which won’t harm you.
The International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids or ISSFAL recommends the following minimum dosage chart:
So, include these magical nutrients in your diet, if you already haven’t. But as per recommended dosage and bring in more good health for yourself and your baby, who is yet to come in this world.
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