It wasn’t too many years ago that a Kelton Research survey
sponsored by the Society for Women’s Health Research—a
Washington, D.C.-based national advocacy organization—noted that
most moms-to-be and new mothers knew about the importance of
folic acid, calcium, and vitamin D in their diet. What the
survey also noted, however, was that only about half of the
women surveyed knew about the need for the omega-3 DHA for their
baby’s healthful brain, eyes, and heart development and
function.† What’s more is that 79 percent of those surveyed
could identify leafy vegetables as a folic acid source and a
full 97 percent knew that dairy products provide rich sources of
calcium. Surprisingly, however, about 68 percent of the women
said that they were never told anything about DHA by their
health professionals and 72 percent had no idea how to get DHA
into their diet. Hopefully, times are changing. Why? The truth
is that DHA helps to support a healthy pregnancy for moms-to-be
(and supports brain, eye, and heart health for