DHA during pregnancy does not appear to improve cognitive outcomes for children, study indicates
Sunday, May 4, 2014 - 18:01
in Health & Medicine
Although there are recommendations for pregnant women to increase their intake of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to improve fetal brain development, a randomized trial finds that prenatal DHA supplementation did not result in improved cognitive, problem-solving or language abilities for children at four years of age.