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You can't rely on fish oil supplements in pregnancy to make your children smarter

  • Written by Jacqueline Gould, Research Fellow, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
imageThe fatty acid DHA is crucial for fetal brain development in the last trimester of pregnancy. from www.shutterstock.com

Fish oil supplements that contain DHA (the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid) are marketed to pregnant women as a way to support brain development. After all, who doesn’t want their child to be smart?

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