Omega-3 prevents slow brain development

Premature babies who take omega-3 fatty acids, also known as DHA, can prevent mental retardation.

A research team from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, has demonstrated that giving premature babies the omega-3 fatty acid, also known as DHA, can prevent mental retardation. Brain.

According to the VNA correspondent in Sydney, the team of researchers has conducted research on more than 650 children within six years and found that giving premature babies to eat nutritious foods rich in DHA has decreased. The rate of mental retardation in children is 40-50%. These children were supplemented with DHA through breastfeeding mothers who received more fish oil or added infant formula.

Professor Bob Gibson of the University of Adelaide said that children with DHA supplementation have shown remarkable efficacy and increasing DHA supplementation for premature babies can become a standard therapy worldwide. gender. Mr. Gibson confirmed that within the next year, the standard level of DHA content in infant formula will increase by 3 or 4 times.