Omega-3s Help With Depression. Posted: 06-26-04 14:02pm
Fish oil/omega-3s help with postpartum
depression.
Postpartum depression and omega-3 fish
oils:
postpartum depression should be of major
concern during pregnancy. By adding the
omega-3 fatty acid dha to your diet, you
can significantly decrease the effects of
postpartum depression. Current research
shows a link between a mother's dha intake
and postpartum depression, the latter of
which affects 15-20% of women in the u.S.
It is important to remember that fetal
development, as well as newborn infant
development, depends on the maternal
supply of dha. If a mother’s supply of
dha is low, the fetus will take most of
that supply leaving the mother depleted of
dha, thus leading to one possible
precursor to the development of postpartum
depression condition.
