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Pregnant/Nursing Women Need Proper Fat Intake to Combat Depression.
2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An expert on dietary fats and oils says pregnant and nursing women must maintain diets rich in essential fatty acids to help avoid certain emotional and physical health problems for themselves and their babies.
Dr. Udo Erasmus, author of the book, Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill, says women with insufficient dietary intake of the essential fat Omega 3 are likely to experience depression, mood swings, and increased susceptibility to certain degenerative diseases. He also says babies of fat-deprived mothers are prone to be less alert and inquisitive.
"The developing fetus literally sucks essential fats out of the mother's body because these fats are so vital for its brain development," says Erasmus. "Research suggests this depletion of the mother's essential fats is a main reason why women get postpartum depression, and why more women than men suffer from depression, ...
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