The Do's and The Don'ts to Eating Seafood When Expecting
1-Eating Seafood is a great way to improve the health of a mother and her infant! Most women do not realize the benefits that seafood offers for both them and their babies. Seafood, especially the Omega 3 oils in seafood improves the baby’s motor skills, IQ, brain development, communication skills and social behavior.
2-The Only Fish to avoid when pregnant are those with the potential of higher mercury content. Otherwise, eating seafood low in mercury has been proven to be beneficial to both the mother and baby and is recommended as a staple of any mother’s diet.
3-The F.D.A recommends that pregnant women eat twelve ounces of seafood a week two meals. However, medical studies are now showing that people in general and pregnant women in particular should be eating more seafood than what is recommended. Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents & Children ALSPAC…
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