salmon appears to be a food suitable for pregnancy as two portions per week of this food benefit to the mother and the baby.
The experts who conducted this research, from the University of Granada (Spain), explained that the salmon is very good because it provides a high dose of omega-3 fatty acid.
Omega-3 fatty acid is not produced by the human body so it must be incorporated into food. It is known from previous research that this nutrient benefits multiple aspects of health, such as the cardiovascular system and the brain.
Fish and health
the researchers worked with pregnant women which included little fish in their diet. The participants were divided into two groups: a set continued with his regular diet low in fish, while the rest incorporated two weekly servings of salmon. This diet rich in fish began in the 20th week of gestation and continued until the baby was born.
The salmon had grown with a special diet that strengthened it with antioxidants such as vitamins A and E and selenium and omega-3 fatty acids.
Experts took samples of blood and urine of the two groups of women in various moments of the pregnancy, and noted that the concentration of omega-3 fatty acid much improved in women that incorporated salmon in your diet.
To analyze the presence of this nutrient in the newborn infants, was that his concentration was also better in children whose mothers had eaten this fish. That is why the researchers concluded that two servings of salmon per week help the mother and the son to reach the minimum of fatty acid omega-3 recommended in the diet.
The experts stressed that the omega-3 fatty acid did not affect the inflammatory responses in the body, not decreased antioxidant defences and not increased oxidative stress, a type of reaction associated with multiple pathologies.
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