Should You Eat Fish While Pregnant? A New Study Suggests Changing Current Advice



Women are currently advised not to consume fish that contains high mercury levels.

The results were recently published in the journal NeuroToxicology and included examination of more than 4,131 expecting mothers from the UK's Children of the 90s study as well as comparable substantial investigations in Seychelles.

Importantly, the scientists found that eating any kind of fish seems to be safe since the fish's necessary nutrients may act as a defense against the mercury it contains. More important was whether the woman ate fish or not. Contrary to current recommendations, which warn pregnant women against eating certain fish varieties with rather high mercury levels, this is true.

Despite the fact that this subject has been addressed in a number of research, this investigation focused on two distinct studies of populations in which the levels of mercury were measured during pregnancy and the kids were monitored often throughout infancy.

The first is a research that looked specifically at a Seychelles village where nearly all pregnant women eat fish. The Children of the 90s research, carried out by the University of Bristol in a more industrialized area of southwest England where fish eating is much less common, was the subject of the second study, which looked at data analytics. The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children is another name for this research project (ALSPAC). A summary of the study's results has never been released previously.

Even though it has long been understood that pregnant women who consume fish are likely to experience a variety of advantages in terms of their offspring's cognitive and visual development, eating specific fish has been discouraged due to their relatively high mercury content. As a result, it's possible that some women will decide to quit eating all fish "just to be safe."

"We found that the mother's mercury level during pregnancy is likely to have no deleterious effect on the development of the kid given that the mother eats fish," stated Dr. Caroline Taylor, Senior Research Fellow and co-author of the study. There was some evidence that the child's exposure to her mercury levels could be hazardous if she didn't consume seafood. This might be a result of the advantages of the combination of nutrients that fish offers, such as selenium, long-chain fatty acids, and iodine."

"It is crucial that advises from health professionals alter their advice warning against eating specific kinds of fish," said Professor Jean Golding, co-author and Emeritus Professor of Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology at the University of Bristol. There is no proof that these fish are harmful, but there is evidence from several nations that pregnant women may become confused by such recommendations. Pregnancy advice should emphasize "Eat at least two meals of fish a week, one of which should be oily," and should not include any recommendations against eating any particular types of fish.

By UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

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