Eating the wrong type of fat during pregnancy 'increases likelihood of having overweight children'

• Consumption of omega 6 fatty polyunsaturated acids in pregnancy affects children's body Eating the wrong
• Women should be eating more fish oils to give children the best start in life
• But the benefits could be reduced by eating too much omega 6. They said omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids seem to act in opposite directions on fat mass and this needs to be taken into account.
• Omega 3 fatty acids are found in oily fish such as mackerel and fish oil supplements, as well as pumpkin seeds and walnuts, and are essential to the development of the brain, 

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