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. 2010 Feb;2(2):198-213.
doi: 10.3390/nu2020198. Epub 2010 Feb 21.

Do pregnant women and those at risk of developing post-natal depression consume lower amounts of long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids?

Victoria F Cosatto  1 , Paul L Else, Barbara J Meyer
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Do pregnant women and those at risk of developing post-natal depression consume lower amounts of long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids?

Victoria F Cosatto et al. Nutrients. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

The aims were to compare intakes of long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC n-3 PUFA) in pregnant and non-pregnant women in Australia and to compare these intakes to the Australian National Nutrition Survey of 1995 (NNS95) [1] and to determine if the LC n-3 PUFA intakes differed in women who may be 'at risk' compared with women 'not at risk' of developing post-natal depression (PND). A validated LC n-3 PUFA food frequency questionnaire and pregnant women's Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores were used. LC n-3 PUFA intakes were comparable to the NNS95 but did not differ due to pregnancy or whether or not a woman is at risk of developing PND.

Keywords: long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC n-3 PUFA); postnatal depression; pregnant women.

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