TY  - JOUR
T1  - FIsh, fish oil, and pregnancy
AU  - Oken E, Belfort MB
Y1  - 2010/10/20
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2010.1541
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1717
EP  - 1718
VL  - 304
IS  - 15
N2  - 
Fish are a rich source of long-chain n-3 (omega-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), essential nutrients that have important structural and physiological roles in several body systems, including neurological, immune, and cardiovascular. Because humans cannot synthesize n-3 PUFA, these nutrients must be consumed in the diet. Conversion from the parent n-3 PUFA, α-linolenic acid, to the more biologically active long-chain n-3 PUFA, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), is inefficient and therefore consumption of some preformed long-chain n-3 PUFA is important for optimal health. In the United States and elsewhere, fish is the main dietary source of DHA and EPA.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1541
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1541
ER  -