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Mercury Exposure and Birth Weight

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Robert Barrington

The current recommendation is to eat fatty fish ≥ 2 times a week because of the beneficial polyunsaturated n-3 fatty acids that it contains. These fatty acids (eicosapentanoic acid and docosahexanoic acid) are beneficial to health because they inhibit the … Continue reading →

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