Japanese researchers have shown for the first time that when pregnant women eat fish,they can increase their fetuses' exposure to harmful methylmer-cury as well as beneficial omega-3 fatty acids.As a result,the authors of research published in this issue(pp 3860-3863)recommend that mothers-to-be eat small fish to maximize their uptake of beneficial fatty acids while minimizing the detrimental methylmercury.
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