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Study finds mercury levels in children with autism and those developing typically are the same

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

In a large population-based study published online today, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute report that after adjusting for a number of factors, typically developing children and children with autism have similar ...


Teenage boys who eat fish at least once a week achieve higher intelligence scores

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created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Fifteen-year-old males who ate fish at least once a week displayed higher cognitive skills at the age of 18 than those who it ate it less frequently, according to a study of nearly 4,000 teenagers published in the March issue ...


Consumption of certain fish during pregnancy associated with poorer cognitive performance

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children who eat fish more than 3 times per week show a worse performance in the general cognitive, executive and perceptual-manipulative areas. Those with higher levels of exposure to mercury show a generalised delay in ...


Eating fish while pregnant, longer breastfeeding, lead to better infant development

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created Sep 09, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Both higher fish consumption and longer breastfeeding are linked to better physical and cognitive development in infants, according to a study of mothers and infants from Denmark. Maternal fish consumption and longer breastfeeding ...


Eating fish has no effect on health of large intestine

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

It appears that eating more fish has no effect on the health of the large intestine. Neither was there any difference between eating salmon and cod. In other words, there are no additional indications that fish consumption ...


Fish consumption guidelines not environmentally sustainable

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created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Recommendations to increase fish consumption because of health benefits may not be environmentally sustainable and more research is needed to clarify the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, write Dr. David Jenkins of St. Michael's ...