Jonny Bowden, PhD, C.N.S. is a nationally known expert on weight loss and nutrition and natural healing. A popular and dynamic speaker who combines wit and humor with science, he’s appeared as a health and nutrition expert on MSNBC, CNN, FOX News, ABC, CBS and NBC and he has contributed material to over 50 national magazines and newspapers. Dr. Bowden is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Men’s Health, is an associate editor of Total Health Magazine and is a columnist for both Better Nutrition and Remedy Magazines. His advice on nutrition, weight loss, diet and supplements has been read by millions on iVillage.com and on America Online..

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The studies come in on omega-3's and pregnancy almost daily. We already know that kids with almost any behavioral malady you can think of have lower levels of omega-3's. Murderers, for gods sake, have low levels of omega-3's. People with attention issues, vision issues, memory issues, circulation issues, you name it, have low levels of omega-3's. As Robert Crayhon once said, if I could make one change to the diet of America that would have the greatest good for the greatest number, it would be to make sure that every pregnant woman in America takes omega-3's.

The latest study shows that increased intake of the omega-3 DHA during pregnancy could produce improved motor function in the offspring in later life. It's a study done in the Netherlands, where over 300 children were followed for seven years and it was published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Added bonus: Mothers are also at lest risk of post partum depression or mood change, and they recover more quickly from the stress of pregnancy, if they consume enough omega-3's.

This study adds to a wealth of research showing that a diet (or supplements) rich in omega-3's-- particularly the 22-carbon fatty acid DHA (docasahexanoic acid)--during pregnancy and breastfeeding is associated with a healthy pregnancies as well as the mental and visual development of infants.

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