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Mothers should feast on fish?
A report says pregnant women can raise their child's IQ by eating fish.
Tracy Clark-Flory [2007-02-16]

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    for wisely avoiding jumps to conclusions, respecting the ambiguity in this result, and noting that the study raises more questions than it answers. Like: How many IQ points? and, Is the (possible) effect due to intake of fish, or to reduced intake of other foods avoided by mothers who eat more fish?

    Significant in the WP report is the additional finding related to “more behavioral and social problems” in the youngsters whose mothers ate less fish. We know that intellectual development, behavior, and social functioning are all related to quality of early attachment. Do mothers who tend to eat more fish (and maybe less fast food or highly processed food) also tend to be more responsive and nurturing caretakers?

    Eat healthy, but don’t allow the debate to distract from what is most important in child development – quality of early attachment.

    -- J.C. Miller
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    Friday, February 16, 2007 02:35 PM
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