Fish oil - from postpartum depression

The use of fish oil during pregnancy reduces the risk of postpartum depression as the researchers found. From this severe psychological disorder affecting up to 13% of young mothers.

Fish fat   may protect against No. oslerodovoy depression . Of course, we are not talking about that rancid filth, which forcibly spoon fed our parents when they were young. One smell of the fluid of a person has depression can run wild. The conversation comes to omega-3, which are rich in these types of fish, such as salmon.

As researchers found, if the diet during pregnancy saturated fatty fish, in the expectant mother accumulate certain reserves of omega-3, which subsequently and protect it from postpartum depression . This mental disorder occurs, on average, 13% of women, while in particularly severe cases, depression may last for over a year, even with the assistance of psychiatrists and drug therapy.

However, particularly hard to lean on oily fish during the depression is also not recommended, because it can be harmful to a child's development. Doctors emphasize that expectant mothers should observe a strict balance of the body's fatty acid omega-3.

The study was conducted by scientists from the American University of Connecticut. 26 observed them women took capsules fish oil   in an amount of 300 mg five times a week for six months, and even 26 consumed placebo. After the birth of the child with young mothers who took omega-3, much less manifest symptoms postpartum depression .

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