February 23rd, 2007 Pregnant women who eat a high amount of fish
give birth to children with higher verbal and social skills.
This according to a study that was published in The Lancet. In
Bristol, England 11,875 pregnant women, who were expected to
give birth sometime between April 1991 and December 1992, were
followed by the researchers. The women were all asked to fill in
questionnaires about their diet and their child's development. A
low consumption of seafood during pregnancy (less than 340
g/week) increased the risk that the child was among the 25 %
with the lowest score on verbal intelligence. This compared to
those women who ate more than three servings per week (more than
340 g/week). Furthermore, a low fish consumption meant an
increased risk of suboptimum scores on communication, fine
motor, and other behavior and social development. The lower the
fish intake, the higher the risk of suboptimum outcome on fine
motor and social behavior. The researchers write that: "These
results show that risks fro