The FDA's new advice on fish: It's complicated

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 211, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 475-478.e1

  Wenstrom, Katharine D ^a  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

docosahexaenoic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid; fish intake during pregnancy; omega 3 fatty acid

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; DIOXIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AMERICAN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FETUS GROWTH; FISH MEAT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FISH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; SEA FOOD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIOXINS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FISH OILS; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; SEAFOOD; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84908306966     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.07.048     Document Type: Article

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