懷孕吃魚油改善憂鬱症
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妳要如何從吃海鮮和補充營養品中獲取好處？
Omega-3 Fish Oil Aids Pregnancy How You Can Benefit From Eating Seafood and Taking Supplements.
Omega-3脂肪酸在保健食品中越來越普遍了。對懷孕的好處，包括減低媽媽的憂鬱和小孩的氣喘。
Omega-3 fatty acids are becoming an increasingly popular dietary supplement. Benefits in pregnancy include decreasing maternal depression and asthma in children.
如果妳認真看待懷孕期間的營養補給，而且想確定每一種營養都有補充到，那妳千萬不要忘了Omega-3脂肪酸。也許妳聽了會很驚訝，這個流行的保健食品，對媽媽和寶寶雙方都有好處。
If you are taking a serious look at your pregnancy diet and want to be sure you are getting all of the right nutrients, do not forget about including omega-3 fatty acids. You might be surprised to hear about all of the benefits of this popular supplement for both mothers and children.
吃Omega-3/海鮮可減低懷孕期的憂鬱症
Omega-3/Seafood Consumption Decreases Pregnancy Depression.
有70%的孕媽媽說在懷孕期間有憂鬱症的徵兆。藥物，比方說鎮定劑，也許可以正確地治療憂鬱。然而，有很多的媽媽想要知道，除了藥物之外，有沒有其他的選擇可以治療憂鬱症呢。
As many as 70% of mothers describe having some symptoms of prenatal depression. Medication, in the form of antidepressants, may be appropriate to treat symptoms of depression. However many mothers are likely to be interested in learning that there are options other than medication to treat pregnancy depression.
最新一期英國流行病學雜誌中報導，近10000名婦女食用海鮮並覺得對於懷孕期的憂鬱症狀有所幫助。海鮮，是Omega-3魚油的天然來源。跟從不吃海鮮的媽媽相比，每周吃三次以上的海鮮(約等於1.5克的Omega-3)的媽媽，只有半數感到憂鬱症的徵兆。對於想要降低孕期憂鬱症的媽媽來說，這真是一個好消息。
A recent British study published inEpidemiologyincluding nearly 10,000 women looked at consumption of seafood and the effects on pregnancy depression. Seafood is a natural source of omega-3 fish oil. Compared to the mothers who ate.no seafood, mothers who ate 3 or more servings of seafood (the equivalent of 1.5 grams of omega-3 fatty acid) each week were about half as likely to experience depression symptoms. This is good news for mothers who want to lower their risk of pregnancy depression.
懷孕期間吃Omega-3/海鮮，可增加小孩的智力
Omega-3/Seafood Consumption During Pregnancy Increases IQ in Children.
誰能夠想像魚油也會影響到妳小孩的智商呢？在1991年英國刺胳針雜誌，針對14000名婦女和13000名小孩，實驗在懷孕最後三個月食用海鮮會有什麼影響。參與實驗的小孩，在八歲的時候給予智力測驗。結果，媽媽吃很多的魚，跟媽媽只吃環境保護局建議的海鮮量相比，媽媽吃很多魚的小孩，在口語智商上顯著地高了許多，而且也有較少的行為問題。希望將來能有更多的研究，來證實Omega-3魚油對高危險群的早產兒有什麼潛在的好處。
Who could have imagined that fish oil might have an effect on your child’s IQ? A 1991Lancet study of over 14,000 women and 13,000 of their children in the UK measured the effects of seafood consumption during the third trimester. The children participating in the study were given intelligence tests at the age of 8. Children whose mothers consumed the most fish had significantly higher verbal IQ scores and fewer behavioral problems that the children whose mothers ate simply the amount of seafood recommended by the EPA. Hopefully future research can be done regarding omega-3 supplements and potential benefits for the at-risk preterm infant.
孕期魚油的補充可減低孩童的氣喘
Fish Oil Supplements in Pregnancy Decreases Asthma in Children
氣喘，是兒童慢性疾病中最常見的，在北美，每15個小孩就有一個有氣喘的毛病。最簡單的預防方式之一，也許現在正在我們的眼前。在丹麥，有一個長期的計畫正在觀察孕媽媽食用魚油的影響。2008年，Olsen et al 發現有吃魚油的孕婦，跟吃橄欖油或什麼補充品不吃的孕婦，其差距是很明顯的。跟沒有接觸到魚油的寶寶相比，其氣喘的發生率降低了63%、過敏性氣喘的機率也降了87%。
Asthma is now the most common chronic childhood illness is North America and affects about 1 in every 15 children. One of the easiest forms of prevention may be right in front of us. A long-term Danish study looked at fish oil consumed by the mother during pregnancy. Olsen et al, 2008 found that the difference between mothers who consumed fish oil during pregnancy versus those who consumed olive oil or nothing was significant. Rates of asthma were reduced by 63% and allergic asthma by 87% over the babies who were not exposed to fish oil.
在懷孕和哺乳期補充Omega-3，可降低孩童的過敏和濕疹
Omega-3 Fish Oil During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Reduces Allergies and Eczema in Children
隨著全世界有越來越多的兒童有過敏的毛病，家長應該會很高興的知道魚油有可能用來預防過敏。新的研究報告顯示在孕期和哺乳期第一個月食用魚油所帶來的好處。媽媽有吃魚油的話，降低了小孩過敏的危險達13%、濕疹也降低了16%，對照組的媽媽則是食用安慰劑。
Given that allergies in children are also on the rise in many parts of the world, parents will be glad to learn that prevention of allergies is possible with fish oil. New studies show benefit with prenatal supplements of fish oils during pregnancy and in the first months of breastfeeding..Mothers who received omega-3 fish oil supplements lowered their child’s risk of allergies by 13% and eczema by 16% over the mothers receiving a placebo.
Omega-3魚油可降低產後憂鬱症
Omega-3 Fish Oil Can Reduce Postpartum Depression
生產後的婦女，有高達80%的比率會罹患產後憂鬱症。其中有10-15%會演變成中度甚至重症。然而，Omega-3魚油其中一個令人興奮的好處，就是對某些媽媽而言，魚油對緩和產後憂鬱症扮演了關鍵性的角色。2003年英國一份研究報告發現，如果孕婦在孕期的最後三個月補充了大量的魚油，她就比較不可能在產後的前八個月出現憂鬱症的徵兆。
Postpartum mood disorders can affect up to 80% of mothers after they give birth. About 10-15% can develop symptoms that become moderate to severe. However one of the exciting benefits of omega-3 fish oil is that it may play an instrumental role in helping to alleviate postpartum depression in some mothers. A 2003 British study discovered that the more fish oil a woman consumed in her third trimester, the less likely she was to have signs of major depression throughout the first 8 months after giving birth.
如果妳想要獲得更多有關孕期或哺乳期食用海鮮或Omega-3魚油的安全劑量，請詢問妳的醫師、藥劑師或是營養師。
If you need more information about the amount of seafood to eat during pregnancy or safe amounts of omega-3 fish supplements during pregnancy or breastfeeding, be sure to talk with your care provider, herbalist or naturopathic doctor.
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