Can/should pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, infants, and children supplement with Omega Sufficiency®?
Research is clear that pregnant women, the fetus, newborn infants and children all require sufficient EPA and DHA for proper health and development and the prevention of disability and illness. Very importantly, the EFA intake of the mother determines the amount of these vitally important nutrients that she can supply to her developing fetus and to her newborn infant during breastfeeding. Sufficiency of EPA and DHA Omega 3 EFAs as found in Omega Sufficiency® is so important researchers from the Mayo Clinic recommended that EPA and DHA be supplemented in every pregnancy and that refined and hydrogenated fats be avoided during this critical period. Scientific research indicates that deficiencies in EPA and DHA Omega 3 EFAs have significant consequences to both mother and child. In 1996, Frank Oski, retired chairman of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University led a campaign of alarmed researchers and clinicians who bombarded the FDA with over 1,000 letters pleading and demanding that they e
