Fatty Acids in Fish May Shield Brain from Mercury Damage
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [University of Rochester Medical Center] January 22, 2015
New findings from research in the Seychelles provide further evidence that the benefits of fish consumption on prenatal development may offset the risks associated with mercury exposure. In fact, the new study, which appears today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggests that the nutrients found in fish have properties that protect the brain from the potential toxic effects of the chemical.
Three decades of research in the Seychelles have consistently shown that high levels of fish consumption by pregnant mothers - an average of 12 meals per week - do not produce developmental problems in their children. Researchers have ...
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