Study Shows Fish Consumption and Omega-3 Supplement Use Uncommon During Pregnancy

Newswise — Results from a study supported by the NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) show that 25% of participants in this large, nationwide study rarely or never consumed fish during pregnancy, and omega-3 supplement use was uncommon, even among those who did not consume fish. Click here to read the ECHO research summary.

Access the journal article “Demographic and health characteristics associated with fish and n-3 fatty acid supplement intake during pregnancy: results from pregnancy cohorts in the ECHO program” in Public Health Nutrition.